Missionaries of Hope
Among All Peoples
The fundamental vocation of all Christians and the entire Church as the community of the baptized is to be in the footsteps of Christ, messengers and builders of hope.
We as His disciples are sent to all peoples and mystically accompanied by him, the Lord Jesus continues his ministry of hope for humanity. He still bends over all those who are poor, afflicted, despairing and oppressed, and pours upon their wounds the balm of consolation and the wine of hope.
Obedient to her Lord and Master, and in the same spirit of service, the Church, the community of Christ’s missionary disciples, prolongs that mission, offering her life for all in the midst of nations. (Pope Francis, World Mission Sunday Message 2025)
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR DIOCESAN MISSIONS WITH YOUR PRAYERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Select a project you would like to sponsor to bring hope and healing to those in great need. Every donation is important.
CRS Rice Bowl
About CRS Rice Bowl
CRS Rice Bowl is a Lenten faith formation program that takes place every Lent. CRS Rice Bowl contributions support projects that assist those in need both overseas and here in our diocese. seventy-five percent of CRS Rice Bowl contributions are sent to Catholic Relief Services and help fund development projects overseas that help increase and maintain communities’ access to food. Twenty-five percent of the contributions fund local poverty and hunger alleviation programs in our diocese.
Healing Hands in Honduras
In partnership with CHRISTUS HEALTH, local medical professionals provide basic medical care to over 1000 patients in the Diocese of Trujillo. If you would like to be part of the healing mission in the spring of 2026, reach out to us at [email protected]
Support our Medical Mission to Bonito Oriental, Honduras – donate today and make a lasting impact on accessible healthcare in this resilient community.
Costa Rica Mission Service
Catholic Schools students from Bishop Dunne, Bishop Lynch, Cistercian Preparatory, St. John Paul II, and Ursuline participate in a week-long mission of solidarity and evangelization in the Diocese of San Isidro. They do manual labor and visit the local people to share the joy of the Gospel.
If you would like to sponsor our projects, please click on the link to contribute.
Our main projects this summer 2026 include the rebuilding of the Chapel in comunidades San Vicente y El Aguila.
Costa Rica 2024 Recap
“The Pastoral Services Office and the campus ministers of the schools wanted to provide a missionary experience—service, work, social action, hands on work with people in Central America, so that our students, our kids in the diocese, would learn about the Church, be part of the Church, and see themselves as a Church—as one body, one faith, one baptism, one Lord Jesus Christ.”
Juan Rendon, Director of the Diocese of Dallas’ Catholic Social Ministries Office
The Pontifical Mission Societies
As the official missionary arm of the Catholic Church charged with the work of evangelization, the Pontifical Mission Societies USA seek prayer and sacrifice to support 1,100 territories throughout the world where the Catholic Church is too young, too poor, or is actively persecuted and cannot thus be self-sufficient.
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Through the medical, catechetical and education missions our diocese provides basic medical care to people with difficult and limited access to see a doctor; the catechetical mission is a joint effort to provide ongoing catechetical training and leadership; and the education mission is a collaborative effort to help young adults get an education to empower their local communities.
It is a service mission trip where Catholic High school students spend a week working on various construction projects; they work with parishioners building sidewalks, fences, painting, classrooms, and building human relationships. The students have an opportunity to delve deeper in their understanding of mission and solidarity, grow spiritually through the corporal work, opportunities for faith formation, peer relationships, and celebration of the sacraments with the local people.
The second collection on the first week of January helps to support these missions.
The Diocese of El Paso is our sister diocese. Our goal is to strengthen our relationship and collaboration to foster a culture of life. We work in solidarity to build up vibrant and transformative Catholic faith communities among the poor.
Throughout the year, the Pontifical Mission Societies support the proclamation of the Gospel, the building of the Church, and the work and witness of mission priests, religious Sisters and Brothers, and lay pastoral leaders. These missionaries provide food, education, and medical care to the most vulnerable communities in the Pope’s missions. Through their work, they reveal the compassionate heart of Jesus. Help support their efforts ~ and be right there with them, offering hope.
MISSIO, the crowdfunding platform of the Catholic world, offers a wide range of ongoing missions in need of your support. From sponsoring charity projects in Africa and providing Catholic healthcare in South America to making donations for Catholic education in Africa or helping feed starving children in India, MISSIO connects you to impactful projects around the globe. Whatever cause you’re passionate about, you can find a mission that aligns with your values and make a meaningful difference.
Catholic Relief Services works with organizations around the world to help poor and vulnerable people overcome emergencies, earn a living through agriculture and access affordable health care.
Each Lent, Catholic families across the country unite to put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through CRS Rice Bowl, families learn about how our sisters and brothers across the globe overcome hardships like hunger and climate change, and how through Lenten alms, we have the power to make the world a better place for all.