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Executive Director Search – US-China Catholic Association

Get the details about this important role which seeks to advance dialogue and build bridges between Catholics in the United States and China. Consider applying or sharing this opportunity with a friend!

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A World of Mission – January 2025 Highlights

How is the church serving as a field hospital? What opportunities, changes, and challenges abound in Africa, Latin America, Oceania, and the Middle East? What are the latest appointments and messages in the Vatican? Get the full round up!

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Our Deepest Anticipation – Letter from Our Executive Director

Kevin Foy reminds us that Advent is an opportunity to turn our gaze away from things we can not control and focus on God in the birth of his Son and in the people we meet.

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Jubilee of the Missions – Pilgrimage to Italy! October 13-22, 2025

Join USCMA leaders and other missionaries on this extraordinary opportunity to experience Rome and Assisi. The 10-day pilgrimage includes daily Mass, a meeting with the Holy Father, and a private visit to the Vatican Gardens in addition to other tours and prayer opportunities.

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USCMA 2025 – Reinvigorating Mission

Our recent conference revealed that members crave opportunities to meet, learn, and share with each other. Check out our upcoming plans and provide your insights!

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Computer Coding Skills for Youth

Code Equity would love to work with missionary organizations to provide free training in computer skills to teenagers and young adults.

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The Where and the What – Letter from Our Executive Director

This month, Kevin Foy explores how the Church still struggles to understand and embody mission, missiology, and missionary discipleship. He focuses particularly on whether where mission takes place impacts what mission is – and if we go far enough beyond our comfort zone.

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Conference Schedule Updates – Get the Details!

We’ve confirmed that Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis will celebrate Mass with us, and our social hour sponsors look forward to meeting you.

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Resource Highlight for October 2024

In his new book, Community of Missionary Disciples: The Continuing Creation of the Church, Stephen Bevans unpacks the profound Catholic conviction that the church is missionary by its very nature as he considers what it means for the church to be on mission, in community, and together in discipleship.

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Webinar – Indigenous People: Peoples of Memory, Resistance and Hope

On October 23, 2024, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers invite you to a groundbreaking Zoom webinar as we celebrate the newly proclaimed Day of Indigenous People in the Americas. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor indigenous peoples’ legacy, hear transformative stories, and join the global conversation on reconciliation and hope. Register now on the Maryknoll website.

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A World of Mission – October 2024 Updates

This month, we share news about relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in the United States and how Catholic Relief Services continues responding to emergencies around the world and addressing the escalating crisis in Lebanon.

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October Calendar Highlights

Looking ahead, we see the Synod of Bishops general assembly, our conference, the upcoming Ordinary Jubilee Year and the Jubilee of the Missions in October 2025.

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