Center for Mission

Archdiocese to hold day of prayer against racism Dec. 2

The police-involved death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an African American, amplified cries for racial justice and moved Father Michael Joncas to take action.

Baptized and Sent — we are marked for Mission

Sometimes, things happen in life that leave a permanent mark. Some people retain a mark from their birth. Others carry a permanent mark from an accident or injury. Some marks are visible to the eye while others remain invisible, but they mark our souls for life. There are people who can leave a permanent mark on us because of the way they care for us or inspire us. We also talk about wanting to leave a permanent mark on the world. Some permanent marks can scar us while others become signs of new life.

Damascus archbishop describes Syrian Catholics’ plight

On Jan. 8, a bomb exploded in the bedroom of Archbishop Samir Nassar, who leads the Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria. He was in a nearby room and wasn’t hurt.

Former delegates to Kitui send condolences after school bus crash

Condolences poured in from former Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis delegates to Kitui, Kenya, in the wake of a school bus crash that killed 10 students and injured another 27 from St. Gabriel’s Boarding Primary School in Mwingi, Kenya, Aug. 4.

Special collection coming for archdiocese parishes to assist Hurricane Harvey victims

Parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will take a special collection Sept. 9-10 to help Hurricane Harvey victims.

Archdiocesan group visits Alaska mission diocese

Eight people from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis visited the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, June 15-June 22 to learn about in one of the most remote parts of the U.S.

Delegates to Kitui say cultural exchange, faith sharing are partnership’s benefits

“The people of the Diocese of Kitui that we meet have tremendous faith [and] have tremendous capacity to build their own future,” said Mike Haasl, the Center for Mission’s global solidarity coordinator, who led the delegation.

Good Friday collection could help new partner Damascus archdiocese

Archbishop Nassar of Damascus has also shared stories of the Church’s suffering members. He said that one man told him, “I have no home and I have lost all my family. I do not have work, I’m hungry and sick without medication. I can’t get a visa to go to another country. I am like a beetle at the bottom of a cup who cannot get out and runs in circles until it dies at the bottom.”

Kenyan priest to serve in archdiocese

Father Robert Mutui from the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, is here for his fourth visit to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as part of the partnership between the archdiocese and Kitui.

Donations to bring relief to Nepal earthquake victims, world’s needy

Your gifts are going to help those who need help in earthquake-ravaged Nepal and elsewhere around the globe.

Lenten tradition combats poverty at home, abroad

“One of our primary goals is to help Catholics live out their missionary call that comes through baptism.” - Deacon Mickey Friesen, director of the archdiocesan Center for Mission

News Notes – December 18, 2014

- Local composer and pianist releases CD - Bishops to review school committee recommendation - Center for Mission to manage CRS Rice Bowl
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