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Sharing the spirit of solidarity
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Featuring the faces and voices of missionaries from over 50 countries, and so far translated into over 30 different languages, an awareness campaign produced locally by Catholic Mission focuses on the importance of sharing faith in mission.
Responding to a call from Pope Francis, inspired by Acts 4:20: “For we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard”, the awareness campaign connects mission partners from around the world.
It also gives an international voice to missionaries serving people in places where poverty and disadvantage compound the devastating impact of COVID‑19.
“In the spirit of Pauline Jaricot, we need to have a global view of mission and in the spirit of solidarity share our resources with the mission churches,” says the National Director of Catholic Mission, Fr Brian Lucas.
Catholic Mission and its global partners sourced video messages of support from religious and lay missionaries representing every corner of the globe.
The awareness campaign builds on the global popularity of a similar production last year highlighting the ‘people with a thousand faces’, Pope Francis’ term for missionaries around the world.
“The international videos showcase the images that tell the story of what we have seen and heard and what we long to share with everyone,” says Fr Brian.
We invite you to learn more about this global campaign by scanning the QR code above, or going online to catholicmission.org.au/wearestillhere. You can also follow on our digital channels: #WeAreStillHere •
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Solidarity in action
Thanks to the generosity of people like you across Australia, last year we supported:
87
projects for children in 18 countries
73,326
74
projects for communities in 14 countries
19
projects for local church leaders in 11 countries
1,499
986
women and men in training for religious life as a sister, brother, or priest
