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​We have a higher mission, connected with others to share the faith — wherever they may be. Mission is at the heart of the Christian faith. The Good News of Jesus Christ must be announced, lived, and shared — from our home communities, to Third World countries, and to all places in between.

In the Diocese of Greensburg, we understand that Catholics are called to continually recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through prayer, sacrifice, and action.

In his 2017 message for World Mission Day, Pope Francis reminded us, “The Church is missionary by nature; otherwise, she would no longer be the Church of Christ, but one group among many others that soon end up serving their purpose and passing away.”

And while we recognize that we can share Jesus Christ with people around the world, this Christ-given mission also can take place in our own backyards.

Recognizing that every human being needs to experience Christ’s message of love and mercy, we provide many opportunities in the diocese to realize this mission.

Additional information and resources for The Society of the Propagation of the Faith can be found at www.missio.org.

The most recent newsletter from the MCA International General Secretariat (October 2022) has been received from Sister Roberta Tremarelli, AMSS, Secretary General of the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) in Rome.

Today, the sisters and brothers of Mother Teresa’s order, the Missionaries of Charity, founded in 1950, continue her work in the slums of Calcutta, India, and around the world.

Archbishop
Fulton J. Sheen

Evangelization was a gift for Archbishop
Fu​lton J. Shee​n​, one of the best “spokesmen” the Catholic Church has ever had. He spread the word to the masses via a national radio broadcast beginning in 1930, and, later, a weekly prime-time television program that reached millions. Archbishop Sheen was director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith from 1950 to 1966, when he was named bishop of Rochester, N.Y. 

"Everything that you have so tirelessly accomplished in the past, by deed and by the spoken word, to feed Christ's flock has won for you universal acclaim. We now nourish the fond hope that in the future you will vigorously undertake even greater things,” said then Pope Paul VI, in a 1966 letter appointing him to the post.

Get Involved in Mission Work Resources

​Resource	​Notes	​Website
A Simple House	Our motto is to wonderfully and radically fall upon the cross of Christ for grace and support.  A Simple House began in Washington, DC in 2003, and in 2009, a house was founded in Kansas City, MO.	VIEW
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)	​Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, we have expanded in size to reach more than almost 100 million people in 93 countries on five continents.	​VIEW
Holy Childhood Association (HCA)	The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) offers young Catholics and their families opportunities to make those daily connections.	​VIEW
Lay Mission Helpers	​Millions of people need education, healthcare, and support. Together we are doing something about it. Lay Mission-Helpers serve in a variety of different professions and strive to live a simple life in solidarity with the poor.	​VIEW
	From Our Diocese Karen Hunka, a diocesan resident and parishioner from St. Florian, United, writes about her experiences as a Lay Mission-Helper. While writing her blog in Ghana, Africa, she proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ.	​READ BLOG
Mission Santa Maria	​Mission Santa Maria is a U.S.-based non-profit organization helping children and youth in Ecuador.  We have been raising money in the United States since 2007.	​VIEW
Prosan Catholic Radio Program	​Prosan, is a registered non-profit organization located in Lima, Perú that produces and distributes evangelization human development radio programs in Spanish and Quechua for the Catholic Church in Latin America.	​VIEW
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith (SPOF)	​Founded by the Venerable Pauline Jaricot, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith seeks prayer and sacrifice for the world’s Missions, now some 1,150 dioceses in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of Latin America.	​VIEW
United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA)	​The United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) is the only association of US Catholic mission-sending and mission-minded organizations and individuals. USCMA supports the activities and efforts of US-based home and international missionary groups by providing opportunities for these groups to gather, share, and learn from one another.	​VIEW
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