Praying the Rosary for the WORLD and PERSONAL INTENTIONS
Check out the article about our World Mission Rosary Family written by CatholicPhilly!
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The Work of Our Mission and Missionaries
Throughout the year, the Pontifical Mission Societies support the proclamation of the Gospel, the building of the Church and the work and witness of Mission priests, Religious Sisters and Brothers and lay pastoral leaders. These Missionaries provide food, educatio and medical care to the most vulnerable communities in the POPE’S MISSION. Through their work, they reveal the compassionate heart of Jesus. Help support their efforts ~ and be right there with them, offering hope.
26 Million
Children
38,140
Seminarians
8,750
Shelters
12,000
Health Centers
844,000
Catechists
258,540
Religious Sisters
Stories from the Pontifical Missions
Restless for the Nations: Augustine and the Missionary Heart of the Church
Augustine shows that mission begins in the restless heart that longs for God and is made to share Him.
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Society of St. Peter the Apostle: The Priests Who Carry the Mission Forward
Local vocations are shaping the future of the Church in mission territories around the world.
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The Solemnity of the Assumption and the Horizon of Missionary Work
Mary’s Assumption reveals the hope that guides the Church’s mission: communion with the risen Christ.
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Saint John Vianney and the Demands of Contemporary Priesthood
Saint John Vianney shows that priestly formation must lead beyond competence to holiness and faithful service.
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CELEBRATING ARCHBISHOP FULTON SHEEN’s BEATIFICATION
Catholics in the United States will mark a momentous and symbolic Mission moment, as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, long known as “God’s microphone” will be beatified on September 24 in St. Louis, Missouri.
He shaped the Missionary identity of generations of U.S. Catholics. He traveled the country, both physically and through prophetic use of writing, radio and television, awakening hearts to the needs of the Missions across Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. The name of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will always be associated with television evangelism, but it can never be separated from the Church’s Missionary activity, especially through the Pontifical Mission Societies.
For 16 years of his priestly life, from 1950 to 1966, Archbishop Sheen served as National Director of the Mission Societies, which amplified his understanding of the vital connection between the individual Christian vocation and the Missionary dimension of Baptism. In fact, Missionary activity was fundamental to his understanding of the Church herself.
Archbishop Sheen was very connected to Philadelphia through his national ministry, specific appearances and family connections. In 1956, he was the keynote speaker at Philadelphia’s Vistarama, a week-long celebration of Catholic Missions attracting over 100,000 visitors with 400 Missionary exhibits. He was in Philadelphia for the 1976 International Eucharistic Congress and was honored via a documentary at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul in 2019. He persuaded his niece to also attend Rosemont College, near Philadelphia.
