Cardinal Lourdusamy Foundation

About Cardinal Lourdusamy Foundation

Cardinal’s motto was “Aedificare Domum Dei” – “To build the house of God” – In every heart, in every home, and all over. Cardinal Lourdusamy’s ministry for the Church in India (1951 – 1962 as Priest, 1962 – 1971 as Auxiliary Bishop and later as Archbishop of Bangalore) and for the Universal Church from the Vatican (1971 until retirement in 2004 and death in 2014) has been well documented.

The impact Cardinal Loudusamy had on individuals, communities, missions, and the entire Church has been written about by St. Teresa of Calcutta, Pope St. John Paul II, Holy Fathers Benedict XVI and Francis, numerous Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, other Clergy, Religious and Laity in the publications ‘Gratias Agamus,’ ‘Eternal Life,’ and ‘Light From The East.’

Cardinal Lourdusamy Foundation (CLF) strives to collect funds from willing contributors and distribute them for various very needy causes, mostly through church leaders. CLF is expanding minds and creating a brighter future for poor families, by educating countless students, providing homes for the homeless, medical assistance and basic survival support, especially for thousands of daily wage earner families who lost all income due to the pandemic, support for orphanages, spiritual renewal centers, building Adoration Chapels, Marian Grottos, Churches, general support for missions, and also hosts the Feast day Mass for St. Teresa of Calcutta each year.
CLF also hopes to make many of Cardinal’s homilies, speeches, messages and reflections about his ministry available online for inspiration and to aid researchers globally as his impact covered 110 countries, all continents, and thousands of events.

 Our  Mission

“Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34)

Share God’s love and blessings following His command and the example of Cardinal Simon Lourdusamy who was well known for his charitable works for human development, education, and passionate support for the missions.