Vision & Strategy

Protect and renew Catherine McAuley’s first House of Mercy and open the doors to current and future generations seeking hospitality, heritage, spirituality and pilgrimage.

Create channels and opportunities for Mercy people worldwide to connect and actively participate in the life of MIA so that we may carry Catherine McAuley’s legacy and the Mercy Charism into the future together.

Provide resources and services to Mercy organisations bringing the gift of Mercy to the world through ministries and advocacy in response to the needs of our time.

Become an international campus for Mercy heritage, pilgrimage and spirituality and be the trusted guardian of the legacy of Catherine McAuley, and the wellspring of the Mercy Charism.

These Strategic Goals are supported by governance, financial and communications structures under the careful stewardship of the Board of Directors and the Members of Mercy International Association. 

[Updated: November 2025] 

• Grounded in Scripture, Theology and the Mercy Story.
• Valuing networking , interconnection and communication.
• Emphasis on hospitality.
• Pro-active in identifying and addressing global poverty.
• Attentive to the multi-cultural, multi-lingual, international dimensions of MIA.
• Professional in our relationships and practices.
• Promoting partnerships and collaboration.
• Using resources, human, social and financial, for mission.
• Open to development and new challenges