Honduran Mission
The Mission Begins...
The In the Jubilee Year of 2000, Pope John Paul II wrote: “The Jubilee is a favorable time for the whole Church to work, thanks to the Spirit, with new missionary impulse… the prospective of the Great Jubilee, which we are celebrating, induces us to ever greater missionary commitment ad gentes.”
At that time then-Bishop of Fall River Sean O’Malley, made a five year commitment to serve the poor of Honduras through his friendship with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, the Archbishop of Tegucigalpa. The Bishop made it clear from the beginning that "we are there to share our human, spiritual and financial resources with the Church in another part of the world that has great needs. And at the same time, they can enrich us by their faith and our solidarity with them".
In 2010 the Diocese completed 10 years of missionary service and Bishop George W. Coleman has reaffirmed our diocesan commitment to continue serving the poor in Honduras. Bishop Coleman visits the Mission each year and is able to see the work being done by the Mission Team and the many volunteers who share in this work of charity through their visits and their donations.
Read Bishop Coleman's welcome letter.