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Bishops Mission

Myanmar Cardinal addresses Australian bishops

Australia’s Catholic bishops have been told Myanmar is going through a “polycrisis” five years after the military coup. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Mission Prayer

Tradition a powerful reminder that Catholic Church is global

Catholic Mission is inviting people to join its daily online Rosary prayer sessions throughout May, asking for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession so that people around the world may experience the love of God and have life.

Mission Oceania

Teacher on mission witnesses Gospel being lived in PNG

Brisbane prep teacher Ora Duffley has seen firsthand how holiness is found in daily acts of love and service. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Asia Mission

Myanmar cardinal’s visit to raise awareness of humanitarian crisis

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo SDB will visit Australia next month to raise awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and to give voice to the millions affected by conflict and displacement. Source: Catholic Mission.

Mission

Three women, three journeys, same mission

Inspirational reflections on faith, mission, and service featured prominently at the Knights of the Southern Cross WA Leadership Breakfast. Source: The Record.

Appointment Mission

Catholic Mission  covers all four corners of Western Australia 

Catholic Mission now has a representative in each of the four dioceses in Western Australia, with the appointment of Sr Victoria Kithungu ASE as diocesan director for Broome.

Mission Pope Leo XIV

Church’s mission is to communicate God’s love: Pope

The mission of the Church “is not its own survival, but the communication of the love with which God loves the world”. This was the message at the heart of Pope Leo XIV’s letter to the cardinals for the Extraordinary Consistory, released yesterday. Source: Vatican News. 

Appointment Mission

New Catholic Mission national director ‘brings a wealth of experience’

The Pontifical Mission Societies have appointed Peter Gates as national director of Catholic Mission, the Pope’s mission agency in Australia, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s leadership. Source: ACBC.

Education Mission

Young people invited to explore faith in action 

Jesuit Mission Australia has launched a new suite of school resources for students from primary school to Year 10, inviting young Australians to explore faith in action and engage with issues of justice, dignity and global solidarity Source: Melbourne Catholic.