This Sunday, October 19, we celebrate World Mission Sunday, a global day of prayer and support for the Church’s missionary work in over 1,100 dioceses. On this day, we remember Pope Francis’s call to be “Missionaries of Hope Among the People.”
On World Mission Sunday, a collection is held in churches in support of mission work. The collection helps to build up local churches in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Islands.
Every year, the needs of the Catholic Church in the missions grow, as new dioceses are formed, new seminaries are opened, and as war, natural disasters, or illnesses ravage communities. For new, young or poor dioceses, the collection from World Mission Sunday is essential on their journey to becoming self-sufficient.
