Faith Without Borders: The Parish Evangelization Project

The Gospel reaches people in many forms today, and increasingly, digital and broadcast technology plays a significant role alongside traditional in-person parish life. For homebound parishioners, young adults with busy schedules, and others who may not regularly attend Mass in person, technology offers a meaningful way to remain connected to their faith community.

Maryknoll is helping expand parish outreach in Brazil by supporting livestreamed Masses, digital faith formation programs, and broader digital evangelization efforts. Improved communications technology allows the parish to maintain a consistent connection with parishioners who cannot regularly attend in person, whether due to illness, mobility limitations, distance, or scheduling constraints tied to work or family responsibilities.

Expanding parish outreach through digital tools reflects the Catholic Social Teaching principle of the Call to Family, Community, and Participation, ensuring that homebound and distant parishioners remain genuinely connected to their faith community rather than gradually drifting away. This project also carries forward Maryknoll’s evangelizing charism, adapting the Church’s oldest mission, spreading the Gospel, to reach people through the communication tools of the present day.

Gifts to this project support livestreaming equipment, digital faith formation resources, and evangelization efforts that extend the reach of the Gospel and keep parishioners connected to their faith community, both online and in person.