The Missionary Childhood in Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries is working against the clock to guarantee that 2,000 children can gather locally to celebrate their faith in Christ.
Meet Father Ruffino Ezama, the first African Provincial Superior of the North American Province of the Comboni Missionaries, overseeing missions in the United States and Canada.
Father Augustine Deji Dada, from the Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria, who is Serving Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Elmsford, in the Archdiocese of New York, reflects on World Mission Sunday under one of St. John Paul II greatest contributions: Catechesi Tradendae.
In his message for World Mission Sunday 2025, to be marked on October 19, Pope Francis reminds us that hope is at the heart of the Christian mission, calling every baptized person to be "messengers and builders of hope."
With the approval of its Board of Directors, TPMS has made it a strategic priority to reach out to seminaries, ensuring that future pastors are well-versed in the critical role of the Church in the United States in supporting the missions.
On January 30, the Third Thursday in Ordinary Time (I), Monsignor Roger J. Landry celebrated Mass at the Chapel of the Eternal Word Television Network, Irondale, Alabama.
Thousands of children from 14 dioceses accross the Midwest prayed the World Mission Rosary via Zoom, fostering a spirit of global solidarity and missionary discipleship.
“A Lifetime of Missionary Zeal”: Cardinal O’Malley Honored at Inaugural Heart of the Missions Dinner
His Eminence Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. received the first-ever Blessed Pauline Jaricot Distinguished Catholic Philanthropy Medal at a gala dinner in New York City.
New visual identity reflects unity and tradition as Monsignor Landry assumes leadership of the Pope’s missionary network in the United States.
Speaking to Catholics from Vietnam who live in the United States, Pope Francis highlighted their vital contributions to the universal Church through their support of The Pontifical Mission Societies USA.
The numbers reported by Fides do not include the death of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants, at lhiala, along Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Nigeria, hours after Pope Francis honored the first Christian martyr on Boxing Day.
“Sadly, even today, many men and women are persecuted—sometimes to the point of death—because of the Gospel,” Pope Francis said.
