Missions - Archdiocese of Baltimore

the international mission of the Archdiocese

Pope Francis, 2016 Visit to Cuba

To promote within the Archdiocese an awareness of missions.
To support and deepen the relationship between the Archdiocese and its mission in Haiti
To coordinate the collection and disbursement of funds to the National Office of the Pontifical Missions Societies.
To coordinate the collection and disbursement of funds to the various missionary organizations participating in the Missionary Cooperative Plan.
To organize mission trips to various developing countries and impoverished areas.

July 31, 2023
Radio Interview: New religious community serves Baltimore’s forgotten people of the streets
The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently welcomed a new international community of international community of religious sisters who minister to people who are homeless and living on the streets of downtown Baltimore.
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April 23, 2022
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.
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July 21, 2020
From a distance, young adult missioners continue support of Haiti
After hearing how the coronavirus pandemic has affected communities across Haiti, Brooke Nixon and Olivia du Bois rallied their former mission group for a fundraiser in support of Les Bons Samaritains and its community’s response to COVID-19.
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May 8, 2019
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.
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