The Church is Missionary

Our missionary organization is committed to carrying out the missionary mandate of Christ in the Holy Catholic Church. Grounded in the apostolic tradition, we aim to propagate the Gospel through the doctrines of the Church and the administration of the Sacraments. Our endeavors are primarily unified by our unwavering faith and the profound significance of the Holy Eucharist.. St. John Paul II said:

“All the Evangelists, when they describe the risen Christ's meeting with his apostles, conclude with the "missionary mandate": "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,...and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age" (Mt 28:18-20; cf. Mk 16:15-18; Lk 24:46-49; Jn 20:21-23).” St. John Paul II Redemtoris Missio.

St. John Paul II says that mission work entails being sent forth in the Spirit, as seen in the Gospel of John: Jesus sends his followers into the world, just as the Father has sent him, and to assist them in this task, he bestows upon them the Spirit. Similarly, in Luke's account, the apostles' witnessing to Christ is closely connected to the empowerment of the Spirit, who will enable them to carry out the mission they have been given.

From the encyclical Redemptoris Missio by St. John Paul II, we learn that the mission of Christ is far from being completed.

St. John Paul II said:

“I sense an urgent duty to repeat this cry of St. Paul. From the beginning of my Pontificate, I have chosen to travel to the ends of the earth to show this missionary concern. “

Caritas Veritate Missions is committed to supporting missionaries in spreading the gospel to those who have not yet heard it. The Church calls this mission Mission Ad Gentes. We collaborate with local Church authorities and focus on promoting a culture of life, especially in the world's most disadvantaged areas. Our approach is guided by Church documents such as Humanae Vitae and Ad Gentes as we train and educate others. We follow St. John Paul II in his words:

“But what moves me even more strongly to proclaim the urgency of missionary evangelization is the fact that it is the primary service which the Church can render to every individual and to all humanity in the modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and of existence itself. "Christ the Redeemer," I wrote in my first encyclical, "fully reveals man to himself.... The person who wishes to understand himself thoroughly...must...draw near to Christ.... [The] Redemption that took place through the cross has definitively restored to man his dignity and given back meaning to his life in the world." St. John
Paul II, Redemptoris Missio.

The Urgency!

Redemptoris Missio, “The mission of Christ the Redeemer, which is entrusted to the Church, is still very far from completion. As the second millennium after Christ's coming draws to an end, an overall view of the human race shows that this mission is still only beginning and that we must commit ourselves wholeheartedly to its service. It is the Spirit who impels us to proclaim the great works of God: "For if I preach the Gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!" (1 Cor 9: 16)

“In the name of the whole Church, I sense an urgent duty to repeat this cry of St. Paul. From the beginning of my Pontificate I have chosen to travel to the ends of the earth in order to show this missionary concern. My direct contact with peoples who do not know Christ has convinced me even more of the urgency of missionary activity, a subject to which I am devoting the present encyclical.”

“The Second Vatican Council sought to renew the Church's life and activity in the light of the needs of the contemporary world. The Council emphasized the Church's "missionary nature," basing it in a dynamic way on the Trinitarian mission itself. The missionary thrust therefore belongs to the very nature of the Christian life, and is also the inspiration behind ecumenism: "that they may all be one...so that the world may believe that you have sent me" (Jn 17:21).”