Pontificio Collegio Mater Ecclesiae
“The Pontifical Mission Societies are a worldwide network of prayer and charity at the service of the Holy Father, in his support of missionary activity and Young Churches in mission lands”
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"The PMS are and must be experienced as an instrument of service for the mission of the particular Churches, against the backdrop of the mission of the universal Church"
(Pope's Message to the Pontifical Mission Societies, 21 May 2020)
Missionary societies were born spontaneously, from the missionary fervor expressed by the faith of the baptized
Pontifical Mission Societies
Voices from the world
upgrades and initiatives by national directions
Albania
30 October 2025
Missione Straordinaria in Albania “Pellegrini di Speranza” (12-26 ottobre 2025)
Venezuela
24 October 2025
VENEZUELA: Exposición "Capuchinos, Misioneros de la Esperanza en el Siglo XX"
Switzerland
23 October 2025
SVIZZERA: “Rinnovare il fuoco della vocazione missionaria”, Missio Svizzera al Giubileo del Mondo ...
With everyone's help in the last year we have been able to support ...
2685
projects in mission territories for the education and protection of children
6575
novices in their formation courses
76284
Minor and major seminarians
751
new churches on 5 continents
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