Mission Today Summer/Autumn 2021/2022

SUMMER/AUTUMN 2021/2022

Global Mission: Sharing the spirit of solidarity Gift giving: The legacy of hope Socktober: Extraordinary efforts in a challenging year

Celebrating the life and works of Pauline Jaricot

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Cover image: Celebrating the life of Pauline Jaricot. Image courtesy of: Œuvres Pontificales Missionnaires This image: A child in Papua New Guinea washing her hands with clean water from a community water tank.

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In this issue...

A message from the National Director

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From a seed a great tree sprang

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Anniversaries of mission in 2022

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Liberating our world – the life and works of Pauline Jaricot Sharing the spirit of solidarity Mission: one heart many voices conference

The Plenary Council and Catholic Mission – the interconnection

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Extraordinary efforts in a challenging year

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It’s not too late to give the gift of health and hope

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The legacy of hope

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Mass for You at Home

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A message from the National Director Welcome to this special edition of Mission Today. It is special because in these pages you will read stories inspired by the charism of prayer and charity of Pauline Jaricot which guides all our mission activities. In 2022 we will celebrate the beatification of Pauline and significant anniversaries in our history.

In this edition we highlight an international campaign, created in response to a call from Pope Francis, inspired

by Acts 4:20: “For we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard”. It encourages us to continue to support the work of mission for vulnerable people during this challenging time. The campaign features the faces and voices of missionaries from over 50 countries and has been translated into more than 30 languages.

The fifth Mission: one heart many voices conference, hosted by Catholic Mission in partnership with Catholic Religious Australia, was an experience for participants to explore the challenges of living the joy of the Gospel and leading mission now, as Pope Francis has asked. Pauline Jaricot’s commitment provided the resources to enable this ongoing mission and the opportunity to look outward to the world, yearning for the transforming message of the Gospel.

These stories and initiatives are just a few examples of the work supported by Catholic Mission, and I hope you find them inspiring.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support for the work of Catholic Mission.

Fr Brian Lucas National Director Part of the international Pontifical Mission Societies/Missio network Propagation of the Faith • Children’s Mission • St Peter Apostle • Missionary Union

Our national schools’ engagement program, Socktober, through powerful metaphors found in sport, engages Catholic school students’ heads, hearts, and hands in key issues of mission and social justice. Pauline Jaricot understood the value of such holistic missionary cooperation, and her prayer circles worked in a similar spirit of collaboration to support missionaries around the world.

As we approach the end of 2021, I invite you to make a faith‑filled gift and support many programs around the world – just like the Lisanjala Health Clinic in Malawi, the focus of our 2021 Christmas Appeal – meaning more children and communities in need will be given the care and support.

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From a seed a great tree sprang It is with great joy that we invite you to celebrate with us the announcement of the beatification of Pauline Jaricot, the founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

As a laywoman committed to supporting the missionary activities of the church, Pauline Jaricot reminds us that holiness is not only confined to those in holy orders or members of religious congregations.

As we journey to the formal beatification ceremony, we invite you to join us and pray that her spirit will continue to enliven the Church in Australia to a true missionary outreach.

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“She is not only exceptional for the holiness of her life, but also for the greatness of the fruits of her labour,” he said.

“She set in motion a real spiritual missionary movement through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which had an immediate and widespread diffusion, also because it was built on a simple, but brilliant system: groups of 10 people, who then gathered in 100 and then in a thousand with a person in charge at each level.” •

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, to preside over the beatification ceremony of Venerable Pauline Jaricot in Lyon on 22 May 2022.

Through her vision and energy, Pauline Jaricot established a network of prayer and support which continues to this day so that local churches can assist those missionary churches that are in need, due to persecution, minority status, or lack of material resources.

Speaking earlier this year at a presentation for World Mission Day, Cardinal Tagle reflected on aspects of her charism, declaring Pauline Jaricot ‘a seed from which a great tree sprang’.

Anniversaries of mission in 2022 The celebration of the beatification of Pauline Jaricot also coincides with a unique triple celebration of these significant anniversaries of agencies of mission that have been at the service of global mission.

• 400 years since the foundation of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, once known as Propaganda Fide. It was founded in 1622 for the promotion, coordination, and direction of the work of mission and missionary cooperation throughout the world.

• 200 years since the creation of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith by Pauline Jaricot in Lyon, France in 1822 for the promotion of prayer, acts of charity and encouraging the offering of material aid and support for global mission.

• 100 years since the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, The Society of Missionary Childhood and the Society of St Peter Apostle received their pontifical and universal status as the Pope’s Missionary Societies in 1922. The Fourth Society – The Pontifical Missionary Union was recognised as part of the Pontifical Mission Societies in 1956.

The purpose of the Pontifical Mission Societies is to nurture a missionary spirit in the hearts and minds of people and to support through prayer and faithful acts of love and charity the work of global mission. •

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Liberating our world – the life and works of Pauline Jaricot What is it about young women who have a fire lit deep within them? Young women who want to respond to the needs of the world and the people around them? And because they embody the inspiration that drives them, they don’t give up, and they really do change the world.

This young woman could be Greta Thunberg, who has challenged world leaders to act on climate change or it could be Pauline Jaricot, who in the turmoil of 19th century France began a worldwide movement to free people from harsh circumstances and lead them to a spirituality that gave them hope.

In the language of today, Pauline became an enlightened businesswoman and property owner; agent of change and transformation; social entrepreneur; fundraising genius; spiritual writer; a spiritual mother who broke new ground; philanthropist; recruitment agent; a woman of great faith and action, love, and devotion.

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In short, a woman immersed in her world, working tirelessly to bring on ‘the good’.

Pauline Jaricot (1799–1862) was born into a family engaged in the fashion industry. Her father owned a silk factory. She was set for a comfortable life but gave all that up to connect with those whose lives were marked by struggle, founding organisations that have survived to this day. Her vocation took shape in France at a time when workers were subjected to unjust practices, and the society she lived in was experiencing a turning away from the spiritual.

Historian John H. Armstrong describes a moment of enlightenment that Pauline is reported to have experienced during a time of reflection and contemplation which helped her understand the direction she needed to take: “One lamp was empty, the other overflowing. The empty lamp represented France as a dying culture in the wake of the French Revolution.

It revealed, to Pauline’s understanding, the nominal Catholicism of her age. She understood the second lamp to represent the

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faith of newer Christians in faraway mission places. She prayed that their piety and faith would spill back over her homeland, thus enriching the lives of believers in France.”

The symbol of the two lamps became a seminal moment of her understanding of mission. That by reaching out to others with the Gospel message the initiator would in turn be renewed by the life and energy generated but also by seeing the Gospel with new eyes. The work of mission over the centuries has, in addition, taught us the richness of receiving the Gospel through the cultural lens of the faraway mission places.

Realising God’s vision for our world Today, Pauline Jaricot is known as the founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith as well as of the Association of the Living Rosary and other great works of charity.

A century after the founding of the Propagation of the Faith, Pope Pius XI elevated its status to a pontifical society in 1922, and thus a universal mission under the direction of the Holy Father.

Pauline founded the Association of the Living Rosary in 1826 because she wanted to reach out to others through prayer, connecting with all classes in society and spreading the Gospel through meditation on the mysteries of the rosary. Pauline saw the groups of the Living Rosary as a large spiritual family.

Pauline demonstrated incredible tenacity in her work to overcome resistance from within the system.

In 1826, when Pauline’s missionary work flourished,

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some of her collaborators whom she trusted tried to suppress the Living Rosary out of fear that its success would decrease their financial collections. Through dialogue and interaction, Pauline eventually won their wholehearted support.

When her creative fundraising strategy produced the first fruits for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, it triggered resistance at parish level. She was accused by the parish priest of beginning non‑authorised work in Lyon, and this attitude against her was also adopted by other parishes.

Pauline, being a savvy, innovative and assertive young missionary at the time, ensured that common sense prevailed. Instead of disbanding her organisation, as demanded, she expanded it.

It was love of God and loyalty to her mission that enabled her to stand firm, eventually giving the Church great works of mission and charity. She said: “I lit the match that lit the fire”.

The spiritual journey of Pauline Jaricot challenges our concepts of evangelisation, parish ministry, and our notions, wherever we are, to respond to the call of becoming disciples. It is also about the issue of women’s spirituality, in particular the spirituality and zeal of young, creative, visionary women like Pauline. •

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Sharing the spirit of solidarity Featuring the faces and voices of missionaries from over 50 countries, and so far translated into over 30 different languages, an awareness campaign produced locally by Catholic Mission focuses on the importance of sharing faith in mission.

Responding to a call from Pope Francis, inspired

by Acts 4:20: “For we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard”, the awareness campaign connects mission partners from around the world.

It also gives an international voice to missionaries serving people in places where poverty and disadvantage compound the devastating impact of COVID‑19.

“In the spirit of Pauline Jaricot, we need to have a global view of mission and in the spirit of solidarity share our resources with the mission churches,” says the National Director of Catholic Mission, Fr Brian Lucas.

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Catholic Mission and its global partners sourced video messages of support from religious and lay missionaries representing every corner of the globe.

The awareness campaign builds on the global popularity of a similar production last year highlighting the ‘people with a thousand faces’, Pope Francis’ term for missionaries around the world.

“The international videos showcase the images that tell the story of what we have seen and heard and what we long to share with everyone,” says Fr Brian.

We invite you to learn more about this global campaign by scanning the QR code above, or going online to catholicmission.org.au/wearestillhere.

You can also follow on our digital channels: #WeAreStillHere •

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Solidarity in action Thanks to the generosity of people like you across Australia, last year we supported:

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projects for communities in 14 countries

projects for local church leaders in 11 countries

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children supported through Catholic Mission programs

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women and men in training for religious life as a sister, brother, or priest

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Artist Jayce Pei Yu Lee used her skills in deep listening and creative arts to capture the spirit of the conference.

Mission: one heart many voices conference

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The fifth Mission: one heart many voices conference, which has been held every second year since 2013, was successfully delivered online for the first time in September 2021.

Another critical message from the conference was that of social psychologist and researcher, Hugh Mackay AO, who emphasised in his latest book that kindness is the way to create organisations and societies that will enable us to face our future together to ensure no one is left behind.

Organised by Catholic Religious Australia and Catholic Mission on behalf of the Australian Mission Network, the conference explored the challenges of living the Gospel and leading mission now in Australia and globally.

Other signposts were highlighted by Dr Ursula Stephens from the social services sector, a critical one being how to be ‘redemptive leaders’ when so many have been injured by the Church’s historical wrongs and inaction. As the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities remind us, truth‑telling and healing need to take place before all Australians can find a future together.

Over four days, more than 500 participants grappled with the concept that this time of global challenge, marked by the pandemic and climate crisis, calls for a new type of leadership. A leadership that urges the Church and its agencies to recognise the interdependence of all things and senses the authentic transformation that is calling us, as God’s presence in the world.

This pathway to leadership that will transform and enable us to face the challenges of our time was reflected on by keynote speakers at the conference.

Aboriginal elder and Senior Australian of the Year Dr Miriam‑Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM spoke of the importance of inner deep listening and quiet still awareness, what she calls Dadirri, to have a deep awareness of oneself in relation to the world around you, your motivations and actions, is echoed in transformative leadership literature such as Theory U by Otto Scharmer.

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A final signpost from Cardinal Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, in the spirit of Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reminded us of the importance of encounter experiences.

Pauline created opportunities to encounter others, especially the more marginalised, to know them, to work with them and seek solutions, for it is in these encounters that we meet Christ.

Learn more about the Mission: one heart many voices conference and sign up to receive information about the 2023 conference at mohmv.com.au •

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The Plenary Council and Catholic Mission – the interconnection The first assembly of the Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia was held online from 3 to 10 October 2021 and it was inspiring to see the strong call to a more missionary Church emerging from the dialogue. The interconnection between the agenda for discernment and the work of Catholic Mission is significant.

Not only was one of Catholic Mission’s employees seconded to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to facilitate the process, but Catholic Mission joined the Plenary Council’s Facilitation Team as consultants to support the process.

Synergy with Catholic Mission’s work A key area of discussion at the Plenary was how can formation become a normal part of Church culture. This means formation for everyone, from parishioners to Parish Councils, Priests and Bishops. Especially the need to understand the contemporary view of mission.

The importance of encounter emerged strongly, reflecting the need to accompany people, especially those on the peripheries who need support. The relationship between schools and parishes was identified as needing strengthening and the desire for parishes to be seen as local centres which provide outreach and formation arose.

Schools were also named as places of encounter.

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There was a call to recognise culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the Church as a gift, and that the diversity of traditions should be reflected in our practices and liturgies.

This creates a unity and resonance with the global nature of our Church. In the footsteps of Pope Francis, mission to refugees and asylum seekers was also seen as an important focus for the Church. Linked to this is the work of interfaith and ecumenical dialogue.

A strong theme that emerged from the Plenary Assembly is the Church’s work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics and the importance of their spirituality.

For at least 12 years Catholic Mission has had a strategic focus on partnering with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council and local communities to provide opportunities to engage with them and understand the unique offering of their spirituality. We are working with partner communities to develop an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders’ program and to actively encourage First Nations’ spiritualities to infuse the Australian Church.

Lastly, the urgency for ecological justice and the need to reach out to young people with targeted programs have not only been recognised as common ground, but are critical to the future of the Church. •

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Schools across Australia kicked goals for Socktober, raising money for children’s projects in Thailand and around the world.

Extraordinary efforts in a challenging year The full‑time whistle has blown on another challenging year for schools, especially in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Victoria, who once again showed their resilience, imagination, and selfless generosity through Catholic Mission’s Socktober program.

Despite another year in which students faced the challenges of potential or real long‑term lockdowns, 360 primary and secondary schools across Australia jumped on board, raising $170,000 for children’s projects in Thailand and around the world. Among the most committed was St Mary’s War Memorial School in West Wyalong, a country town just three hours from Canberra.

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This year, the 113 students at St Mary’s War Memorial School made their own extraordinary effort. The tiny cohort of Socktober stars raised $750 for vulnerable young children in Thailand, despite the challenges brought on by recent drought and a disruptive lockdown.

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“It is incredibly humbling because we have never raised anything like that before,” says Louise Daniher, Religious Education Coordinator at St Mary’s, who ran the program in the school. “We really took it on, and the campaign was a fabulous success.”

In another year punctuated by the demands of remote learning, the traditional ways of engaging with the program’s sporting elements through an event day were restricted for some. Louise says while soccer has long been a staple of her school’s engagement with Socktober, the disruption and uncertainty of the year required a little extra imagination.

“Each day, we would run remote learning sessions using the resources on the website, connecting the videos and stories to the progress we were making in our fundraising,” she says. “I was surprised at how easy it was to run and how engaged our parents were. And the kids just loved the sock puppets they got to make as an additional activity this year.”

Flexibility and optimism, Louise says, are hallmarks not only of her students but of the whole community, characteristics essential in an area that is so reliant on agriculture. “Our students have a unique perspective that is formed by life on the farm,” she says. “They are attuned to the needs of others, and they are very humble and generous.”

Louise, who also runs a farm with her husband Mark, found her students appreciated the call to look further afield and support those in even greater need.

“We put it into perspective for our students; things can be tough in this community with drought and the impact of remote learning, but we have a roof over our head, a meal on the table and school uniforms to wear each day. Some children around the world don’t have those things, and we all have a moral obligation to do what we can to support them.”

When the school surpassed their fundraising target, it provided an unexpected learning moment for the students.

Louise recalls: “When we finally shared that our fundraising effort could help purchase milk for a month for the children

at the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Kindergarten in Bangkok, our students were concerned about what would happen after that month.

“That’s when I was able to share with them the national fundraising amount, which was around $100,000 at that point, and I told them that we were part of a network of schools that had made such a huge impact. It was a real eye‑opener for our kids.”

The school’s online page reveals a long list of sponsors, some anonymous, but each of whom chipped in a generous contribution to the school’s overall effort. It is one of the many ways schools across Australia can approach the fundraising side of the program. “I liked that I could send the donors a personal ‘thank you’ email too,” says Louise, who was overwhelmed by the support of the local community, which has a population of only 3,000.

“It’s one of the feel‑good stories of a very challenging year,” says Catholic Mission’s National Community Engagement Officer Matt Poynting. “The story of how St Mary’s War Memorial School community embraced Socktober, despite the challenges the local community has faced in recent years, epitomises everything our program aims to achieve. It’s an inspiring example of a school acknowledging the greater need among those we are called to support. We’re grateful for the contribution St Mary’s and every Socktober school across Australia has made this year.”

Head to socktober.org.au to find out how your school can make a difference in 2022. •

Students at St Mary’s War Memorial School, West Wyalong embraced Socktober with great success.

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It’s not too late to give the gift of health and hope!

Baby Grace* lay limp in her mother’s arms as Peter, the clinician at the Lisanjala Health Clinic in rural Malawi, examined the small child.

Thankfully, that day the Clinic had stock of the life‑saving malaria medication to help treat Grace’s condition – but this is not always the case.

Run by Sr Nilcéia, the Clinic provides healthcare for the hundreds of families in the Lisanjala rural area. Health issues such as malaria and malnutrition consistently plague the community, and Sr Nilcéia says, “It is hard to believe, but many people who live here are unable to think beyond their next meal. Sometimes this next meal is just leaves, grass, bark, or roots, which makes them very sick.”

Children like Grace rely on the medication and care provided by Sr Nilcéia and her team, but they rely on the kindness and generosity of supporters like you to ensure they can continue this life‑saving work.

We invite you to lend your support. Your faith‑filled gift will help many programs around the world – just like the Lisanjala Health Clinic in Malawi – meaning more children and communities in need will be given the care and support they need.

The generosity of Catholic Mission supporters makes an impact not only for those in need, but it helps encourage missionaries who work tirelessly to serve their communities.

As Sr Nilcéia says,

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“We take courage from knowing you are with us in this mission”.

We invite you to respond today by returning the coupon on the back of this magazine, scanning the QR code below or going online to catholicmission.org.au/hope. • *Name altered to protect identity

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The legacy of hope “My faith is fundamental to who I am. I have been blessed by God with so much – a loving wife, two beautiful children, the capacity to earn an income through my work, the gift of being a wordsmith and a writer. All that I have is a blessing from our Lord, who loves us and wants us to flourish.

While this notion has been easier to grasp in some seasons, it was difficult in the passing of my two children, Amber Rose and Brodie Joshua, in 2000 and 2010, respectively, and my wife, Celena, in 2017.

experience illness while growing up, it is only the Church and those who serve as missionaries that can make the difference between life and death.

I want to see young mums able to give birth without fear of losing their life or the life of their child; I want to see children afflicted by land mine explosions able to remain mobile and be all that God created them to be; I want to see religious sisters able to share both their faith and access to medical and surgical facilities.

The legacy from my children and wife is hope: it is my prayer and desire to see this hope available to all.”

As I reflected on my time with Celena, Amber and Brodie, I realised how fortunate we were to have access to good health care.

Like David, by choosing to include Catholic Mission in your Will, you can leave a legacy of hope for children and communities served by missionaries around the world. Your gift, no matter how large or small, will make a real difference in the lives of children and families for generations to come.

Having been to places like Myanmar, Uganda, Timor‑Leste and India, I know that not all countries are as privileged as Australia. For some children born with disabilities or who

To consider leaving a gift in your Will to Catholic Mission, please call 1800 257 296 or email wills@catholicmission.org.au. •

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Mass for You at Home Catholic Mission is a proud partner of Mass for You at Home, an opportunity for all to participate in weekly worship.

This year, Mass for You at Home marked its 50th anniversary. As was the case when it first went to air in 1971, Mass for You at Home is produced for people who are unable to attend their local worshipping community on Sunday because of a range of causes. Lockdown and gathering restrictions have also kept many people away from their parishes recently.

“With many people unable to attend their parish churches, support for Mass for You at Home has been a blessing,” says Catholic Mission National Director, Fr Brian Lucas.

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Fr Brian has celebrated mass this year on the program and led the worship on World Mission Day. “The designation of a special Sunday as World Mission Day each year is an opportunity for the universal Church to stand in solidarity with the mission Churches, especially those in places where the local Church is fragile because of persecution, civil conflict and poverty,” says Fr Brian.

“By sharing our faith and speaking of what we have seen and heard, our material and prayerful support makes a real difference to those not so well off as we are.”

Mass for You at Home is a production of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, in partnership with the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

To find out more and how you can watch Mass for You at Home each Sunday, go to: massforyou.com.au •

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Mission in 360

COVID‑19 has presented the world with new challenges in 2020 and 2021, but Catholic Mission and our mission partners are still here. In this playlist you’ll find a collection of updates from Australia and around the world where missionary endeavours are continuing amid the turmoil of the global pandemic.

Don’t let travel restrictions hold you back from exploring the world. You’ll find videos that allow you to take a closer look at communities around the world in 360 degrees, and guide you through a deeper exploration of what you’re seeing. Great for kids and adults of all ages.

Life‑Giving Gifts

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Life‑Giving Gifts represent a variety of mission projects supported by Catholic Mission around the world. By purchasing Life‑Giving Gifts for your loved ones, you are not only showing them how much you care for them, but you are also making an incredible difference for those in need.

You’ll be inspired by the witness of students around Australia playing their part in combating inequality and poverty through their participation in Socktober. You can find out more, meet the Socktober ambassadors, and even learn how to make your own sockball with this collection of clips.

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