The proclamation of the Gospel is not an optional or secondary part of the church’s life, Pope Francis said.
Missions
Maryknoll pilgrimage to Central America offers glimpse of ‘sacrifice’
During our visit, we encountered Maryknoll priests, sisters and lay missionaries working as pastoral coordinators, catechists, teachers, healthcare providers and agricultural and clean-water advisors
Vatican agency pays tribute to 18 missionaries killed in 2022
Most of the 18 Catholic missionaries murdered in 2022 were not carrying out high-risk missions when they were assassinated but were simply “immersed and submerged in the ordinariness of their lives and their apostolic work,” said the editor of Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news service.
Deacon Mortel, who inspired many to help his homeland of Haiti, dies at 88
Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, who as director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore inspired dozens of parishes in the archdiocese to support sister churches in his homeland of Haiti and led hundreds of Catholic high-schoolers on summer missions there, died April 22 at his home in Hershey, Pa.
From a distance, young adult missioners continue support of Haiti
After hearing how the coronavirus pandemic has affected communities across Haiti, young parishioners from the Archdiocese of Baltimore rallied their former mission group for a fundraiser.
Students show generosity to prisoners in Haiti
The Archdiocese of Baltimore Missions Office partners with the Mortel Foundation to serve and educate the poor in Haiti. Through this partnership, the Mortel Foundation operates schools in Saint Marc, Haiti with a focus on forming the entire person- not just their intellect.
Hoops for Haiti
Students from Loyola Blakefield in Towson recently participated in a mission trip to Haiti, where 80 percent of the population lives below the poverty level.
Cumberland parishioner strengthens faith on mission trip
Micah Bruser’s faith was rejuvenated during a recent mission trip to Haiti.
Prayers, then applause from mission to Haiti during return to Baltimore
The group’s originally scheduled flight home July 7 was canceled after sometimes-violent protests in Haiti.
Haiti alumna’s story: 15 years later
I always knew I wanted a life of being immersed in other cultures, and one week in Haiti only completely confirmed this.
Baltimore seminarians spend break serving in Guatemala
The seminarians ranged from pre-theology to those in their temporary diaconate year. They worked alongside the native people in many projects.
A school grows in Haiti: Deacon Mortel, 76, keeps boosting his hometown
Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, the director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is an authority on defying perceived limits on one’s potential.