Let There be Peace on Earth
As is the custom, on December 26, the Feast of Saint Stephen, proto martyr of our faith, a report was released by Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies at the Vatican. The annual ...
Give a Christmas Gift to the Missions
As Christmas draws near, we take time to reflect on God's many blessings -- including those of friends like you whose kindness and compassion supports the Church's missionary work in the poorest ...
Making a Big Difference in a Small Way
Quite often, when I am visiting schools or parishes, speaking to groups about the missionary work of the Church and the need for everyone to take responsibility for it, I hear the same feedback: I have ...
Dedication to the Missions Reaps Rewards!
Our team at the Pontifical Mission Societies is a dedicated one. We will do ANYTHING to make sure that every Catholic we meet (and even non-Catholics!) learn more about the vital, life-saving work done ...
America, In the Power of the Spirit, Witnesses to Christ
What do you get when you mix almost 1,500 priests, religious, and lay people -- young, old and in between -- from every country in the Americas? A Mission Congress, of course! From November 19-22, those ...
Make New Friends, But Keep the Old
When I was in elementary school at Saint Michael School In Hudson (of blessed memory), one of the many activities in which I participated was Girl Scouts. I began as a Brownie, eventually "flying up" ...
We need YOU on #GivingTuesday!
The year was 1943. French Bishop Charles Forbin Janson had just returned from a trip to what was then one of the largest mission lands -- the United States. Bishop Charles was eager to do something to ...
Follow Their Lead!
"Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Mt 19:14) For 180 years, the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) has taught children around ...
