The Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) aims to promote an awareness of mission and a spirit of unity, prayer and generous sacrifice among priests, religious and laity.  

In 1916, Father Paolo Manna, a PIME missionary serving in Myanmar (then called Burma), envisioned an organisation that would help him to share the spiritual graces he had received through his work in bringing the Good News of Christ to others.

He wanted to encourage those already engaged in the work of the Church to support the work of the Missions — and perhaps to become missionaries themselves. He founded the Missionary Union of the Clergy to raise enthusiasm among priests for the Opera Maxima – the evangelization of the world - and to promote knowledge of the Missions and encourage prayer for them.
 

The Association publishes a quarterly review of World Mission Mission Outlook which aims to inspire a serious interest and debate in mission among priests, religious and other animators in the Catholic Church. Through mutual support and solidarity, those in ministry become more aware of the needs, sacrifices, challenges and sufferings of co-workers in mission around the world.

On 23 October 1916 Benedict XV approved the Union. Following its rapid development throughout the world it was declared ‘Pontifical’ by Pius XII in 1956

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