PAULINE Marie Jaricot, the foundress of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith—one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies—was Beatified on Sunday May 22 in her home city of Lyon. She was proclaimed Blessed in a solemn Eucharistic celebration held at the Lyon Expo, which saw more than 12,000 faithful in attendance from all over the world. At the Beatification ceremony, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle—Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, who presid

AS THE Beatification of Pauline Jaricot nears, a short film that showcases the story and faith of the Mother of Missio has been released.

The writings of Blessed Fr Paolo Manna—the founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union—form part of May's Missionary Meditations.

LAST year, one of Missio Scotland’s two supported projects in the continent of Oceania concerned a programme aimed at growing the Faith in Fiji. With the island country facing grave situations often exacerbated by climate change, it would, perhaps, be understandable if Fijians were to encounter a crisis of faith, but Stephen Hall—the New Zealander leading the Missio Scotland supported project in the country—explained how they were working hard to prevent that and encourage fa