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Catholic Mission Organizations
The Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States
Directly under the Vatican, it links Four missionary societies: the Society of the Propagation of Faith, Missionary Union of
Priests and Religious, the Society of St. Peter Apostle, Holy Childhood
Association.
Website: www.onefamilyinmission.org
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of
the U.S. Catholic community. It alleviates suffering and provide assistance to
people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or
nationality.
Website: www.crs.org
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
CNVS is a resource for people who are discerning a call to volunteer service,
are in service, or have returned from service.
Website: www.cnvs.org
CAFOD - Just One World
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, of the Catholic Church of England and
Wales.
Website: www.cafod.org.uk
Christian Aid
Agency of churches in Britain and Ireland, fighting for a world free of poverty
and injustice
Website: www.christianaid.org.uk
Lay Mission Helpers
A California religious organization of Catholic lay people, single men and
women, married couples, and families, called through baptism to serve in mission
countries.
Website: www.laymissionhelpers.org
Catholic Charities USA
The national office for local Catholic Charities agencies and affiliates
nationwide, providing strong leadership and support to enhance the work of local
agencies in their efforts to reduce poverty, support families, and empower
communities.
Website: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
USCCB has a number of sub-committee programs, but the one that is most pertinent
for our lay missionaries is the Committee on World Missions.
Website: www.usccb.org
Maryknoll Missioners
Maryknoll Missioners (Fathers and Brothers, Sisters, Lay Missioners) is a
Catholic organization inspired by the mission of Jesus to live and work in poor
communities in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, responding to basic needs and
helping to create a more just and compassionate world.
Website: www.maryknoll.org
Missionary Society of St. Columban
Its mission includes helping local Catholic churches evangelize their laity,
promote ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, and foster among all baptized people
an awareness of their missionary responsibility.
Website: www.columban.org
PIME - Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions
A missionary institute of Catholic priests and brothers dedicated to the
missions among non-Christians, proclaiming the Gospel, promoting dialogue
between religions and cultures.
Website: www.pimeusa.org
The St. Vincent Pallotti Center
The mission of the St. Vincent Pallotti Center is to inspire volunteer service
through Catholic-based organizations.
Website: www.pallotticenter.org
Catholic Theological Union
CTU has grown to be the largest Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and
ministry in North America.
Website: www.ctu.edu
United States Catholic Mission Association
The United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) unites and supports
people committed to the cross-cultural and global mission in
service to Church and world.
Website: www.uscatholicmission.org
NEA-New Evangelization of America
NEA is an effort aimed at bringing about the New Evangelization of America
called for by Pope John Paul II, in his Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in
America.
Website: www.neawebsite.org
Mission Moment
“To evangelize the world there is need of apostles who are “experts” in the
celebration, adoration and contemplation of the Eucharist.” ~ Pope John Paul II,
Message for World Mission Sunday 2004
Website: www.missionmoment.org
The Institute for “World Evangelization” – ICPE Mission
ICPE Mission is a Catholic Mission made up of Christians committed to the goal
of world evangelization.
Website: www.icpe.org
From Mission To Mission
Catholic non-profit organization which provides a network for laity, religious,
priests and ministers who have been involved in cross-cultural ministry, either
overseas or domestically.
Website: www.missiontomission.org
For a more comprehensive and detailed information, see http://www.neawebsite.org/resource/index.html