Articles by Mark Toohey

Catastrophic damage reported in Puri after Cyclone Fani IMAGE Your Diocese

Catastrophic damage reported in Puri after Cyclone Fani

May 09, 2019

As Cyclone Fani tore through India’s Odisha state over the weekend, over one million people were evacuated to thousands of shelters. Tragically, despite effective planning and communication, over 40 deaths have been reported amid massive infrastructural damage. 

Catholic Mission called upon to support Sri Lanka through “darkest hours” IMAGE Your Diocese

Catholic Mission called upon to support Sri Lanka through “darkest hours”

May 07, 2019

The International Pontifical Mission Societies has called upon its agency in Australia, Catholic Mission, to support recovery efforts in Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

The work of Catholic Mission IMAGE Year in Review

The work of Catholic Mission

January 23, 2019

The work of Catholic Mission continues to inspire people, young and old, across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle to make a positive difference in disadvantaged communities around the world.

‘You are Mission’ IMAGE Your Diocese

‘You are Mission’

October 29, 2018

‘You are Mission’ is a message for all of us. As Pope Francis writes in his World Mission Day message this year, ‘Every man and woman is a mission; that is the reason for our life on this earth…No one is so poor as to be unable to give what they have, but first and foremost what they are…Never think that you have nothing to offer, or that nobody needs you. Many people need you.’ (Message from Pope Francis for World Mission Day, Rome 2018).

New ambulance the most vital delivery yet for Uganda maternity hospital IMAGE Aurora

New ambulance the most vital delivery yet for Uganda maternity hospital

May 05, 2018 Comments

It wasn't quite the delivery they are used to, but for Sister Mary Goretti and her small staff at St Luke Health Centre in Bujuni, it is one that will save hundreds of lives. The maternal health centre, located three hours from Kampala, can finally celebrate the arrival of its long-awaited ambulance, which supporters in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle helped to fund during last year's Catholic Mission Church and Schools Appeal.

It’s ‘Mission in 360’ as innovation adds colour to World Mission Month IMAGE Aurora

It’s ‘Mission in 360’ as innovation adds colour to World Mission Month

October 04, 2017 Comments

Catholic schools in Maitland-Newcastle are a little more colourful this month, with students donning their wackiest socks to raise funds and awareness for Catholic Mission’s Socktober celebration. This year, the focus is on Uganda, and walking in the shoes − or socks − of another has a whole new meaning.