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Offices & Ministries » Evangelization and Communication » Pontifical Mission Societies
Given the title "Pontifical" in 1922, the Pontifical Mission Societies have a special responsibility in the Universal Church. They are under the direct canonical jurisdiction of the Pope, who, together with the entire body of Bishops, remind the faithful of their Baptismal call to mission, as they gather basic support for more than 1,150 mission dioceses in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands and Latin America. The Pontifical Mission Societies are:
The office provides staff services for developing faith-filled financial and prayerful support within the diocese for the worldwide missionary work of the Church. It promotes missionary education and awareness within the parish community and in its schools and religious education programs. It also encourages, as well as generates, ongoing sacrificial commitment of prayer and alms by the diocesan community for our sisters and brothers worldwide, who are served by Catholic missionaries in Jesus’ name and ours.
View the full Annual Report as published in The Catholic Spirit (October 6, 2016).