What a great day in our world mission family as we continue to bring the mission message to Boston from the ends of the earth! writes Maureen Heil from the Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Boston USA. “Archbishop Adrian Smith, sm of the Solomon Islands joined us for a visit with Cardinal Sean Read more
Mission Sunday 2012 will be celebrated around the world on Sunday 21 October, which aptly occurs while Pope Benedict along with Cardinals and Bishops are gathered for the Synod on the New Evangelisation. The main office of the Pontifical Mission Society of the Propagation of the Faith in Rome decides where the Mission Collection should Read more
Finding a new priestly leader for MissioNZ has been a problem for our Bishops says outgoing MissioNZ director, Father Paul Shannahan. “At last, a very experienced and qualified priest with missionary experience has been appointed,” he says. He is Father Bernard Espiritu. Espiritu is a Filipino missionary who belongs to the Australian province of the Societas Read more
Caritas is scrambling to find housing for thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing to neighboring Lebanon because of ongoing violence between Syrian forces and armed rebels. More than 1,000 people have made their way to the town of Qaa in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon March 5. They are struggling in the region’s near-freezing temperatures. Read more