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To Save a Catholic Church in Detroit, the Archdiocese Let It Go
The arrangement of transferring ownership of local basilica to a Catholic nonprofit might be a model for other struggling parishes.
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Mark Pulte, Chairman of The Catholic Initiative, Honored with the 2026 Bowie Kuhn Award
Mark and Julie Pulte receive Legatus’s Bowie Kuhn Award for Evangelization, recognizing their work spreading the Catholic faith through business and philanthropy.
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Vatican-backed program to restore Catholic parishes ‘for generations to come’
The Pulte Family Charitable Foundation has announced the launch of the Catholic Initiative to help ensure the continuation of Catholic properties and parishes.
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Pulte Foundation ensures historic Detroit church survives another 200 years, lays path for new model
A new operating model secures the Basilica of Ste. Anne’s future and lays a path other historic parishes can follow.
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Invest in a thriving and sustainable Catholic Church
The Catholic Initiative is renewing the family of God by investing in and partnering with vibrant, but under-resourced parishes and schools to restore sacred places, amplify ministries, and sustain them for generations.