Regional PMS Diocesan Directors meet for formation course in Zimbabwe

Fr. Wilbroad Musonda – Solwezi In his presentation on “The PMS Diocesan Director Role Description,” Fr. Anthony Chantry, a Mill Hill Missionary, emphasised that a Diocesan Director needs a strong missionary spirit to promote the Church's missionary activity. “Ideally, a Diocesan Director needs to have a strong missionary spirit, the ability to promote the missionary activity of the Catholic Church, a good grasp of the theology of mission with reference to current papal documents, fundraising, organisational and communication skills,” explained Fr. Chantry. Four Pontifical Societies and the Four Pillars The Missio England and Wales National Director also introduced participants to the four Pontifical Mission Societies, namely the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Society of the Holy Childhood, the Society of St.

Peter the Apostle, and the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU). Fr. Chantry further highlighted the four pillars of PMS – Prayer, Charity, Formation and Information – while emphasising that the Pontifical Missionary Union is the “soul of PMS.” He noted that his presentation echoed Pope Leo XIV's recent call to the Pontifical Mission Societies during their Annual General Assembly, which drew participants from over 120 countries, to rekindle missionary zeal and strengthen global communion. School of Missionary Animation in Zambia Meanwhile, the PMS Zambia delegation, led