presents the statistics annually ahead of World Mission Sunday, which takes place this Sunday, Oct. 18. The figures are taken from the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, or Statistical Yearbook of ...

World Mission Sunday, the day Catholics publicly renew our commitment to the church's missionary work. Pope Francis blesses a crucifix during an audience with members of the Conference of ...

According to figures published on the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday — this ... national directions and many initiatives. Catholic bishops and organizations across Africa are ...

Vatican City, Oct 16, 2020 / 09:02 am Vatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local Churches around the ...

Amid wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, this year's World Mission Sunday is "even more important" than ever, said an executive from the U.S. offices of the Pontifical Mission Societies. The ...

The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is "as unique as it is rare" because offerings are made by Catholics in the richest and poorest nations, a Vatican official ...

ROME – Today is World Mission Sunday, a fact most Catholics probably will discover when they’re asked to pony up some dough during a special collection at Mass. They’ll likely also hear at ...

Listen to Anthony’s homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, on this week’s episode of “Preach,” which also coincides with the appeal for World Mission Sunday observed in ...

Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Following in the footsteps of the missionaries of the past and with a view to the proclamation of the Gospel in today's China, many Catholic communities in mainland China ...