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Catholic Mission Australia Mourns the Passing of Pope Francis

"Today, we grieve the loss of a shepherd whose life and teaching reminded us of our duty to reach out to the peripheries, to embrace the marginalised, and to be bearers of hope in a world often overshadowed by despair.” Fr Brian Lucas said.

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Inspiring Students to Embrace Mission and Service

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Talking Mission - Josephine Cullen

Josephine Cullen, our Philanthropy Officer, visited Mpika, Zambia, and witnessed the impact of faith-filled communities and mission projects. The experience deeply inspired her to share their stories to create awareness and to support mission projects.

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Bishop Mulandu’s Mission to Empower, Educate and Inspire

Bishop Mulandu has devoted his life to God and his people. Ordained in 2001, he has served as a priest, lecturer, and national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia, and was appointed Bishop of Mpika in 2021 by Pope Francis.

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Talking Mission - Sr Rosalie

Sister Rosalie Ilboudo, a member of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. She has served as a nurse, midwife, and missionary across Africa, Madagascar, and Australia, holding leadership roles in her congregation.

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Introduction to Mission - Online course

Catholic Mission, in collaboration with BBI, The Australian Institute of Theological Education, is pleased to announce the upcoming course, Introduction to Mission. This eight-week online course offers the opportunity to delve deeper into the essence of mission and how to align it with God's dream for all creation.

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Missionaries of Hope: Asia and Oceania PMS Directors Unite in Sydney

Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) National Directors from across Asia and Oceania gathered in Sydney, Australia, for a five-day intercontinental meeting.

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Hope and Action at the Heart of Pope Francis’ Call for World Mission Sunday 2025

The theme, inspired by Pope Francis' recently published message for World Mission Sunday 2025, "Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples," highlights hope and unity, emphasising how we can collectively turn our faith into action. The Holy Father calls on everyone to strengthen global solidarity in response to growing humanitarian challenges.

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Talking Mission - Sr Marion

Sister Marion Gambin rsj, celebrating 50 years as a Sister of Saint Joseph, serves on Catholic Mission’s Mission Formation Team, advocating for justice. Her journey in advocacy, shaped by her teaching career, leadership roles, and involvement in the Plenary Council, aligns with her commitment to Mission.

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Supporting Future Priests in Timor-Leste in the Spirit of the Jubilee of Hope

Growing up in a family where financial constraint was a reality, Clintino decided to follow his calling to service and start a new beginning despite the financial struggles. Inspired by the word of Jesus, Clintino hopes to become a priest and provide pastoral and tangible support to communities, ensuring everyone hears the word of God.

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Talking Mission - Fr Rob

Fr Rob Galea reflects on his journey from a challenging youth in Malta to a life dedicated to sharing God’s love, inspired by his own transformation through faith and community. He defines mission as an overflow of God’s love, calling for vulnerability and authentic connection to inspire young people to embrace discipleship and act on God’s purpose.

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Talking Mission - Fr Brian Lucas

Father Brian Lucas, our National Director, shares how his role involves promoting the Pontifical Mission Societies' work in Australia and globally, guided by faith and the spirit of service. Reflecting on Christmas, he emphasises its profound themes of hope, love, and community as both a foundation and inspiration for missionary work,

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Mission One Heart Many Voices 2025

The Mission One Heart Many Voices (MOHMV) conference committee has the pleasure to announce the dates of the 2025 MOHMV conference. Co-ordinated by Catholic Mission in partnership with CatholicReligious Australia, the conference will be held from the Monday, 19th to Wednesday 21st of May, at the SMC Conference and Function Centre, in the heart of the Sydney CBD.

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Life-Giving Clean Water for Families in Conflict-Torn Myanmar – Every Drop Counts

This Christmas, the Archdiocese of Yangon is calling for urgent support to bring the gift of clean water to vulnerable families affected by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar. With over two million people enduring displacement and hardship, access to clean water is no longer a certainty but an urgent need.

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Talking Mission - Angus Rowan

Angus Rowan, our National Schools Engagement Manage, leads school engagement strategies nationwide, empowering students and communities to take part in initiatives like Socktober that inspire compassion and social justice.

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Catholic Mission Welcomes Brother Andrew to Australia

Catholic Mission is thrilled to welcome Brother Andrew Tran Le Phuong SDB to Australia during World Mission Month, celebrating the life-changing work of missionaries around the globe.

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Talking Mission - Samai Sum

Samai, our Programs Officer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, oversees community development projects across Asia, including Cambodia, Thailand, and Mongolia. With a personal connection to Catholic Mission's work, Samai ensures projects meet community needs.

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Talking Mission - Peter Gates

Peter Gates, our Deputy National Director, shares his insights on the meaning of mission, describing it as hope and love expressed through everyday actions. Reflecting on over 30 years at Catholic Mission, he emphasises that while the heart of Mission remains constant, the ways it is lived out evolve in response to social, economic, and ecological contexts, calling for inclusivity, generosity, and kindness in all aspects of life.

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Interview With Cardinal Giorgio Marengo

In light of World Mission Month, Fr Rob and His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C., Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, sat down on the Catholic Influencers Podcast to discuss Cardinal Marengo’s partnership with Catholic Mission.

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Australian Schools Kicking the First Goal for Socktober

Socktober, a Catholic Mission initiative, engages students with global issues like poverty and social justice through soccer. The program encourages them to take action by raising awareness and funds in their communities.

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Empowering the Next Generation: Education as a Path to Peace in Ethiopia

His Eminence, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Archbishop of Addis Ababa emphasised the importance of providing sustainable opportunities for the youth of the country to develop the economy and foster growth. Catholic Mission has partnered with for many years with the local Church for many years to provide educational pathways to children.

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Talking Mission - Pisey Soeurn

Pisey Soeurn, our International Programs Coordinator, reflects on his six-year journey of fostering meaningful change across Asia-Pacific, emphasizing the importance of direct collaboration with local partners and missionaries to ensure culturally sensitive, sustainable impact.

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A Generous and Kind Hand: The Life-Giving Work at the Don Bosco Caring Center

“We should be generous and kind in our giving and in our living” was once said by a friend of Catholic Mission. These words resonate with the work done by missionaries worldwide as through their actions they embody the importance of giving of oneself and providing a kind hand to the people most in need.

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Finding Freedom At Core to 2024 Refugee’s Week

Join us in celebrating this year’s Refugee Week. Focusing on the theme of Finding Freedom: Family, this year’s celebration aims to raise awareness and recognise the resilience and strength shown by refugees. It also aims to highlight the critical role familial connections play in supporting people to settle and feel like they belong in a new country.

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Talking Mission - Liesje Barratt

Liesje Barratt has been the Mission Formation Coordinator at Catholic Mission since 2018. In her interview, Liesje shared about the diversity in her role, encompassing the support of the Mission Formation Team in delivering formation and education programs for adults and students, advocating for refugee and asylum seeker families, and supporting First Nations peoples through partnerships with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Community (NATSICC).

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Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome

Pope Francis addressed about 120 National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) on Saturday, 25 May, during the traditional audience for the Annual General Assembly. Many National Directors made the special trip to Rome to attend the Assembly at the "Fraterna Domus" spirituality centre in Sacrofano.

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Interfaith Encounters: A Bright Light for Communities

To create pathways of dialogue and understanding for positive interreligious encounters, Catholic Mission has created the Interfaith Encounters Program, which brings senior students from diverse faith backgrounds together, providing them with the platform to develop new friendships, celebrate difference, deepen faith, and promote peace and social cohesion.

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Talking Mission - Cardinal Marengo

In our latest Talking Mission interview, His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo I.M.C., Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, shares insights on the growth of the Catholic Church in Mongolia since its formal establishment in 1992. Cardinal Marengo reflects on his 20-year journey in Mongolia, dedicated to learning the language, customs, and traditions, and deepening his understanding and empathy.

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The Don Bosco Caring Center, a Beacon of Hope for Children

To offer a secure environment for children who are living on Mongolia's streets, the Don Bosco Caring Center opened in 2003 to provide children with shelter, a place to find warmth, food, and care.

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Impact Investing Fostering Growth in Cambodia

Since the development and implementation of the Phnom Voah Farming project in 2014, Catholic Mission has seen the growth of a self-sustaining organic life-giving farm.

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Talking Mission - Bruna Correa

We interviewed Bruna Correa, our Digital Online Assistant, for Talking Mission, where she talked about how her experience overseas meeting with Mission Partners.

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Talking Mission - Elizabeth Heath

Elizabeth Heath joined our staff as the National Schools Engagement Manager in December 2023. We interviewed her for Talking Mission, where she talked about how her experience from UNICEF Australia transferred to her new role as she manages Socktober.

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From Refuge to Resilience

The Mother and Baby Home, run by Sr Chalaad and the Good Shepherd Sisters, is in good health, as they continue to provide further life-giving support to many women coming from all parts of Thailand.

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A Message of Faith and Friendship: Easter Reflection by Sister Roberta Tremarelli

As the solemnity of Good Friday approaches, we take a moment to contemplate the powerful words recently imparted by Sr Roberta Tremarelli, General Secretary of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood — one of the Pontifical Mission Societies proudly represented in Australia by Catholic Mission.

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Fostering Connections of Solidarity and Unity: A Journey to Esperance

In an inspiring journey of faith and community, Shendelle Mullane, Catholic Mission Diocesan Director, ventured to the far eastern edges of the Diocese of Bunbury to visit the Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School and Esperance Parish.

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Talking Mission - Irene Baik

In this month's edition of Talking Mission, we had the pleasure of interviewing Irene Baik, who recently joined as our Youth and Schools Engagement Officer.

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Impact Investing Bridging Education and Opportunity in Ethiopia

Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Cardinal of Ethiopia, accompanied by clergy dignitaries, including Fr Brian Lucas, Catholic Mission National Director, inaugurated the new impact investment project at Lideta Catholic Cathedral School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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“Go and invite everyone to the banquet"

Building on this inclusive message, Pope Francis has published his World Mission Sunday message with a key theme from Matthew 22:09 of “Go and invite everyone to the banquet".

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Creating a Space for Engagement and Leadership in Central Australia

Key to the missionary spirit is to spend time with people, to get to know them by listening with an open mind and heart, and by creating space for engagement. This has been a particular challenge for missionary priests working with Aboriginal communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory.

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Empowering Healthcare in Hyderabad

Fr Brian Lucas, Catholic Mission National Director, recently visited St Elizabeth Hospital in Pakistan. Invited by Fr Robert McCulloch, the Chairman of the St Elizabeth Hospital Board, to come and visit the project supported by Catholic Mission, Fr Brian had the opportunity to see the facilities and the recent upgrades.

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Talking Mission - Loana Wallace

We welcome Loana Wallace, who talked about her Immersion experience in Cambodia and the impact on her life.

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Pope Francis' Message for World Mission Day 2024

Pope Francis has released the highly anticipated World Mission Sunday message for 2024, a fundamental document that will shape and inspire the work of Mission globally and locally throughout the year.

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An Uplifting Update from Sr Mary in Uganda

In January 2020, we were proud to announce the completion of the St Luke Bujuni Health Centre project in the Diocese of Hoima, Uganda. The project aimed to provide the Bujuni communities with access to general and maternal medical support, including antenatal and postnatal education, in a region with low access to health services.

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Calling a New Country "Home"

It is time to rebuild a future for many Ukrainians who have been displaced due to the conflict in their country. According to the UNHCR, it is the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II, with over 7.8 million people being displaced.

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Fr Solomon Calls For Prayer

Rev Fr Solomon Patrick Zaku, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Nigeria, is calling for our prayers and support amid the recent attack on Christmas Eve, claiming over 200 lives and saw 37 villages razed to the ground, leaving many people homeless.

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Talking Mission - Patrick Fox

We welcome our first guest to Talking Mission, where we introduce you to people who are turning Mission into action.

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A Seminarian's Journey: Building Bridges of Peace in Nigeria

Committed to the ongoing support of the Nigerian people and the development of future Church leaders, Catholic Mission is dedicated to assisting seminarians on their path to priesthood. These future priests are envisioned to be pillars within their communities, embodying and spreading the "Gospel values of justice, peace, and love," which Cardinal Onaiyekan emphasises as crucial for peacebuilding in Nigeria.

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Hope in Hardship: The Vital Role of Missionaries in Myanmar's Humanitarian Challenge

Earlier this week, the United Nations provided an update on the devastating situation in Myanmar. Since the military take-over in 2021, many have had to flee multiple times, “eroding their coping capacity with each move,” commented the United Nations. Within the last two weeks, in Northern Shan state, 50,000 people were reported to have fled to find a safe refuge.

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Strengthening Life - Giving Work Globally: World Mission Month Celebration

This World Mission Month has witnessed an exceptional flow of generosity, enabling missionaries to provide life-changing opportunities to many communities, families, and children around the world. At the heart of this World Mission Month appeal was the story of Sr Carolina and the Venilale community in rural Timor-Leste, as they face many health challenges such as tuberculosis and malnutrition.

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World Mission Sunday Celebration: #Wearestillhere

The #Wearestillhere campaign, a unique global initiative that unites lay and religious missionaries from all corners of the world. The campaign, launched globally by Catholic Mission in Australia and the Pontifical Mission Societies, is an invitation to answer the burning passion of our hearts and set ourselves in motion. By listening to our missionary hearts, we are able to share our love of God, and open our hearts to welcome one another, as a global family.