The Pontifical Mission Societies are active in 120 countries around the globe, gathering support for the efforts of nearly 1,100 mission dioceses in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands, remote regions of Latin America, and parts of Europe.
Our evangelical mission is to spread the gospel and local churches, including building houses of worship, seminaries, convents, schools, communications, and transportation as well as life sustaining infrastructure/programs.
The Pontifical Mission
Societies have supported:
26 Million
Children in
Primary Schools
38,140
Seminarians Preparing
for the Priesthood
8,750
Homes for Orphaned
Children and the Elderly
11,480
Clinics Caring for the Sick
and Dying
844,000
Catechists Teaching
the Faith
258,540
Religious Sisters Caring
for Children and Families