Pontifical Mission Society Allocations

These projects are allocated to Catholic Mission through the Universal Solidarity Fund, which dioceses and religious congregations around the world can apply for support from.

These projects can be divided into three categories:

Work with Communities (Propagation of the Faith):

Founded in 1822 by Pauline Jaricot (1799-1852), these projects aim to support communities around the world. By working with local Churches we provide support for the day to day running of parishes and dioceses. These projects often include the construction of parish buildings and meeting rooms, presbyteries or living stipends of priests and religious. A large portion of work focuses on training local catechists, far from parish centres, who are the mainstay in the faith formation of the community.

Work with Children (Holy Childhood):

Founded in 1843 by Bishop Charles de Forbin-Janson (1785-1844), these projects seek to ensure children all over the world are recieving the care they deserve. Most commonly, such projects work to support schools, orphanages, rehabilitation centres, health and nutrition programs, and care for pregnant mothers.

According to UNICEF (2020), over one billion children worldwide are at risk of falling behind due to school closures during COVID-19 lockdowns [1]. Our work with children often focuses on the importance of education as it yields brighter futures and creates a shift in a country’s whole development.

Work with Church Leaders (Saint Peter Apostle):

Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Bigard (1859-1934), these projects support seminarians and novices throughout their initial stages of formation for religious life. Emerging church leaders provide vital support to their communities; they offer guidance and advocate for those in need. By supporting these projects you are helping to ensure future leaders have access to the resources and formation to discern their calling.

Direct Allocations

Our direct relationships evolve from partnerships formed by connections made through the Pontifical Mission Society or through a partner reaching out of their own accord, often to a local Bishop who puts them in contact with us.

Like all Catholic Mission projects, these aim to build local capacity and address immediate needs in communities. We follow steps laid out in our ‘Project Lifecycle’, having regular conversations regarding sustainability for the future, helping our partners facilitate project goals and activities in order to achieve mutually agreed upon outcomes.

Impact Investing

This is a new initiative for Catholic Mission as we seek to build upon the success of our PMS and Direct allocated projects. The Impact Investing model takes a wider scope with revenue production and generational impact at the forefront of the project’s outcomes.

Catholic Mission provides a larger amount of capital which, after sufficient income is generated, will be redistributed to similar life-changing projects.

These projects seek to build the capacity of our partners even further as they begin generating reliable income streams through social enterprises and can be depended upon to deliver more challenging project objectives (read more on page 16).