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World Mission Sunday
Angolan Catholic Bishop Faults Judicial System for Deepening Corruption, Calls for Moral, Institutional Renewal
Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the Catholic Diocese of Caxito in Angola has blamed the country’s judicial system for perpetuating a cycle of impunity, corruption, and national decay.
Poor Leadership to Blame for Nigeria’s Hardship, Catholic Bishop Says, Urges Politicians to Uphold Christian Values
Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has blamed the ongoing economic and social hardship in the country on poor leadership, accusing politicians of neglecting their responsibilities in favour of personal ambition as the 2027 general elections approach.
World Mission Sunday 2025: Catholic Official Decries Growing Threats to Missionaries in Nigeria
Marking World Mission Sunday 2025 on October 19, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Nigeria, Fr. Solomon Patrick Zaku, has warned that missionaries across the country are facing growing challenges, including insecurity, limited resources, and frequent attacks that make evangelization increasingly difficult.
World Mission Day: Leo XIV Calls for Supporting Those Who Bring Christ to Ends of Earth
In a video released Oct. 13, Pope Leo XIV said World Mission Day is an opportunity for the entire Catholic Church to unite in prayer for missionaries.
“Digital missionaries” in Africa Challenged to Proceed with Evangelization Efforts of Mission Sunday
Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese in Nigeria has called on the youth and “other digital inhabitants” to embrace digital evangelization, urging them to take over from the activities of this year’s World Mission Sunday.
“Let us be selfless in our giving for the missions”: Nigerian Catholic Bishop in Mission Sunday Message
On the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday marked on October 20, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese has called on Catholics to embrace selflessness in their support for the Church's mission work
Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Deeper Faith, Spiritual Commitment ahead of Mission Sunday
Ahead of World Mission Sunday to be marked this year on October 20, Bishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola of Nigeria’s Osogbo Diocese has called on Catholics and Christians across Nigeria to reflect on their faith and deepen their spiritual commitment.
Pray for Persecuted Christians, “show solidarity”: Angolan Bishop on Mission Sunday
On the occasion of World Mission Sunday marked on October 22, the Catholic Bishop of Benguela Diocese in Angola has appealed for solidarity with Christians who suffer persecution around the world.
World Mission Sunday: Church in Nigeria Translates Pope’s Message in Local Languages
Ahead of this year’s World Mission Sunday to be marked on October 22, the leadership of Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) in Nigeria has translated the Message of Pope Francis that was published on January 6, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, into local languages to enhance its understanding.
Pope Francis Warns of the Danger of "spiritual arrogance"
In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis warned that “spiritual arrogance” can lead to adoration of one’s ego instead of God.
World Mission Day 2022: Key Figures and Notable Anniversaries
The missionary strength of the Catholic Church is hard to gauge by numbers or cast into the mold of statistics. Still, Catholic efforts worldwide are measured and reported across many missionary fields of endeavor, ranging from education to health.
"I continue to dream of a completely missionary Church": Pope Francis
He made the remark in his message for World Mission Day 2022.
Every Christian has “a missionary DNA”, Nigerian Prelate on World Mission Sunday
The call to be a Missionary has no boundaries of whether or not one has been called into Priesthood or Religious Life, a Catholic Prelate in Nigeria has underscored, outlining the various roles of all Christians in participating in the Church’s mission.
“Let our work not be accompanied by lies but by actions”: Bishop in South Sudan to Leaders
Those in leadership in the world’s youngest nation are to be guided by “truth and honesty,” fulfilling their promises and shunning the tendency to “tell many lies,” a Bishop in the nine-year-old East-Central African nation has urged.
“You don’t have to leave home to a distant country to be a missionary”: Bishop in Botswana
As Catholics globally marked World Mission Sunday on October 18, a Bishop in Botswana has reminded all the baptized in the Southern African nation that they can still be missionaries in the comfort of their home countries.
“Mission, an enterprise we must do in togetherness”: Kenyan Cleric Ahead of Mission Sunday
The need to cultivate fraternal collaboration in the ministry of evangelization has been emphasized on the eve of World Mission Sunday, an annual event when Catholics across the globe renew their commitment to their missionary vocation and implore God’s graces for the missions worldwide.
World Mission Sunday: Catholics Urged to Support Evangelization as Pandemic Spreads
Vatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local Churches around the world continue to face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pastoral Animators in Uganda Call for Prayers, Donations ahead of World Mission Sunday
Baptized members of the Catholic Church in Uganda have been encouraged to reach out to the rest of the world by offering prayers and material support that will strengthen missionary activities in hardship areas.
Church Leaders in Uganda to Engage Media in Marking World Mission Sunday
Ahead of this year’s World Mission Sunday on October 18, an official of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) has explained how Church leaders will engage the media in marking the event in the East African nation.
Redefine Pastoral Work to Have Mission Dimension, Pastoral Agents in Kenya Told
The need to ensure that the ministry of evangelization includes a dimension of mission as reaching out to the people of God has been emphasized at the ongoing three-day virtual workshop that has brought members of the Clergy and Religious involved in pastoral animation in Kenya.
