U.S. dollars are seen with face masks during the coronavirus pandemic in this illustration photo. A survey commissioned last fall by the Catholic Extension, which works to support Catholic communities in the poorest regions of the country, found that 13 of those dioceses saw an overall parish collection drop between 50-90%. (CNS/Dado Ruvic, Reuters) (NCR, GSR logo/Toni-Ann Ortiz)
A few weeks into the pandemic last March, Fr. Fabian Marquez, pastor of El Buen Pastor Mission in the Sparks Colonia of El Paso, in the heart of one of the poorest neighborhoods in Texas, counted the weekly collection from the parish. The grand total was $45.
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Religious groups got $108 million in local Paycheck Protection loans
Was it money well spent?
Posted: 4:49 PM, Jan 07, 2021
Updated: 2021-01-11 09:33:00-05
Scripps
CINCINNATI - Pastor Brian Tome was surprised in April when he learned Crossroads Community Church was eligible for a Paycheck Protection loan.
âWe were going, wait a minute, really? Churches are generally left out of those kind of programs,â he said.
Joe Simon
A vigil was held on Friday for the victims in Thursday s shooting at Fifth Third Center. Brian Tome continues words of encouragement.
But Tome is convinced taxpayers got plenty of value from extending a $3.6 million forgivable loan to his congregation.