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Atlanta, Ga., Dec 14, 2012 \/ 12:03 am (CNA<\/a>).- The outreach organization Catholics Come Home has announced new campaigns for Advent and the Year of Faith while launching a revised website to encourage non-practicing Catholics to return to the Church.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe hope that our updated website, Advent campaigns, and Year of Faith mini-campaigns will contribute to a greater revitalization of the Catholic Faith during this year in the Church,\u201d Tom Peterson, founder and president of Catholics Come Home, said Dec. 13.<\/p>\n

\tThis Advent, the Georgia-based organization will launch its first full campaign outside the U.S. in Canada\u2019s Archdiocese of Vancouver. Commercials will begin in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on Dec. 14.<\/p>\n

\tCatholics Come Home has created special TV and radio \u201cmini campaigns\u201d for its original diocesan partners. Participants in these campaigns include the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Diocese of Colorado Springs and the Diocese of Venice, Fla.<\/p>\n

\tThe organization\u2019s website has been revised to improve its design, make it easier to navigate, and include new content.<\/p>\n

\tThe website has sections for non-Catholics, Catholics who do not attend Mass, and those who are \u201cproud to be Catholic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLast year, Catholics Come Home launched a major project to air evangelization commercials on U.S. television networks from mid-Advent to after Christmas. The English- and Spanish-language ads ran over 400 times.<\/p>\n

\tThe ad used in the campaign notes the beauty and history of the Catholic Church. It mentions Catholics\u2019 traditions of prayer, help for the poor, and work in education.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cGuided by the Holy Spirit, we compiled the Bible,\u201d it says, stating that the Church was \u201cstarted by Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe ad encourages viewers to \u201ccome home\u201d to their parish.<\/p>\n

\tCatholics Come Home began media campaigns in 2008. Its leaders cite an average 10 percent increase in Mass attendance in targeted markets as evidence of the campaign\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\tThe website for the organization is CatholicsComeHome.org.<\/p>\n

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Atlanta, Ga., Dec 14, 2012 \/ 12:03 am (CNA).- The outreach organization Catholics Come Home has announced new campaigns for Advent and the Year of Faith while launching a revised website to encourage non-practicing Catholics to return to the Church.<\/p>\n

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