{"id":73844,"date":"2026-02-08T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=73844"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:45:03","slug":"focus-expands-reach-into-parishes-hoping-to-revitalize-local-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/focus-expands-reach-into-parishes-hoping-to-revitalize-local-church\/","title":{"rendered":"FOCUS expande su alcance a las parroquias, con la esperanza de revitalizar la Iglesia local"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Left to right: Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS, and his son, Brock Martin, vice president of parish outreach at FOCUS, sit down for an interview with CNA on Dec. 10, 2025. | Credit: Francesca Fenton\/EWTN News Jan 3, 2026 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). For nearly 30 years, FOCUS has been known for its missionary work on college campuses. Earlier this year, the ministry began to expand its reach with a new branch \u2014 FOCUS Parish.FOCUS Parish brings FOCUS missionaries into\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left to right: Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS, and his son, Brock Martin, vice president of parish outreach at FOCUS, sit down for an interview with CNA on Dec. 10, 2025. | Credit: Francesca Fenton\/EWTN News Jan 3, 2026 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). For nearly 30 years, FOCUS has been known for its missionary work on college campuses. Earlier this year, the ministry began to expand its reach with a new branch \u2014 FOCUS Parish.FOCUS Parish brings FOCUS missionaries into\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":77294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-73844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26761,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/philadelphia-archbishop-launches-missionary-hubs-to-reach-the-missing-83\/","url_meta":{"origin":73844,"position":0},"title":"Philadelphia archbishop launches \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmissionary hubs\u2019 to reach the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmissing 83%\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Archbishop Nelson P\u00c3\u00a9rez at his installation Mass on Feb. 18, 2020, at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. 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After the Archdiocese of Philadelphia found that 83% of baptized Catholics are missing from the pews in the archdiocese, Archbishop Nelson P\u00c3\u00a9rez decided to launch a missionary outreach program in his archdiocese to \"invite people home.\u201dThe number of \"missing Catholics\u201d is based\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Philadelphia archbishop in pastoral letter tells immigrants: \u2018You are not alone\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Philadelphia-archbishop-in-pastoral-letter-tells-immigrants-%E2%80%98You-are-not-alone.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Philadelphia-archbishop-in-pastoral-letter-tells-immigrants-%E2%80%98You-are-not-alone.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Philadelphia-archbishop-in-pastoral-letter-tells-immigrants-%E2%80%98You-are-not-alone.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Philadelphia-archbishop-in-pastoral-letter-tells-immigrants-%E2%80%98You-are-not-alone.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73323,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/faith-must-be-lived-within-a-community-bishop-tells-historic-parish-in-kenya\/","url_meta":{"origin":73844,"position":1},"title":"\u2018Faith must be lived within a community,\u2019 bishop tells historic parish in Kenya","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"febrero 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Family Day celebrations at St. Austin&#039;s Msongari Parish. | Credit: St Austin&#039;s Msongari Communications Dec 30, 2025 \/ 13:34 pm (CNA). Parishioners of St. Austin\u2019s Msongari Parish, Kenya\u2019s oldest inland Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, have been told to find belonging in small groups within the parish \u2014 such as small Christian communities, Catholic Women Association, Catholic Men Association, and other apostolic entities within the parish.In his homily on Dec. 14 during St. Austin\u2019s Msongari 2025 Family Day\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27855,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/orthodox-archbishop-anastasios-of-albania-dies-at-95-following-illness\/","url_meta":{"origin":73844,"position":2},"title":"Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios of Albania dies at 95 following\u00c2\u00a0illness","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"febrero 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25, 2025 in Greece due to a recent illness. 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Prosecutors say a Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has confessed to falsifying the results of a high-level raffle at his parish. Father Ross Miceli allegedly \u201cadmitted to publicly falsifying the results of the grand prize winner\u201d of a raffle at St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Erie. The confession was reportedly detailed in warrants from the Erie County District Attorney\u2019s Office, according to an Aug. 7 report in\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pennsylvania priest admits to making up winner of $50,000 raffle, police say","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pennsylvania-priest-admits-to-making-up-winner-of-50000-raffle-police-say.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pennsylvania-priest-admits-to-making-up-winner-of-50000-raffle-police-say.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pennsylvania-priest-admits-to-making-up-winner-of-50000-raffle-police-say.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pennsylvania-priest-admits-to-making-up-winner-of-50000-raffle-police-say.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28381,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/i-only-kneel-before-god-the-last-words-of-priest-killed-in-myanmar\/","url_meta":{"origin":73844,"position":4},"title":"\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI only kneel before God\u2019: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"febrero 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] At left, funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (pictured at right), martyred in Myanmar on Feb. 14, 2025. \/ Credit: Archdiocese of Mandalay ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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