COVID-19 response
As the situation unfolds and we adapt to the frequent changes and updates, Catholic Mission will remain open and in service to those in need around the world.
Read our full statement
Your partnership matters
In times of hardship, it’s important that we stick together. COVID-19 is having a significant impact on our mission partners and the Church, and it’s vital that we help support the work of mission to the most vulnerable in this time.
Click here to donate today
"This is a time when, as Pope Francis has said, the Church can't abandon the people."
Watch Father Brian Lucas' Message to supporters.
Support those in need now
We work with communities
Catholic Mission works with communities around the world to bring fullness of life to all people through a range of crucial projects.
We work with children
A core part of the work of Catholic Mission is the development and sustenance of children in some of the poorest communities around the world.
We work with Church leaders
Catholic Mission’s work with church leaders is all about equipping young men and women in developing countries with the skills and knowledge to lead their local faith communities towards peace and prosperity.
Our latest Mission Today
The latest issue of Mission Today features schools combining sport and spirituality, a travel experience like no other, and updates on our projects around the world.
Read it online
Catholic Mission @ ACYF 2019 - Perth
Were you at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Perth? We were! Here's what went down...
Experience Mission in 360
These 360VR experiences invite you to engage with some of the children and families in Myanmar, a geographically and culturally diverse country in Southeast Asia. Take a moment to share in these stories, spending some time in someone else’s shoes, looking through their eyes and hearing through their ears.
Visit Catholic Mission TV
Sarah's story
Sister Stan has dedicated the last decade to running the Nazareth Home for God’s Children in the Diocese of Yendi in Ghana, a haven where children like Sarah are given shelter, nutritious meals, healthcare and education as well as unconditional love.
Watch the full story
We are Mission
Catholic Mission is the international mission agency of the Catholic Church in Australia. Compelled by the message, life and love of Jesus Christ, Catholic Mission forms Australians for mission and raises funds for mission—in Australia and around the world.
More about Catholic Mission
Thursday Island shows the spirituality in sport
In November 2019, the “sockball”, which has become the iconic symbol of Catholic Mission’s annual Socktober schools fundraising initiative, was taken north to Thursday Island, one of at least 274 that make up Australia’s Torres Strait Islands, and into the hands of a second‑grader named Donovan.