Pope Francis called for the Christian message of peace to be spread more widely: “Today, humanity, wounded by so many injustices, divisions and wars, needs more than ever the Good News of peace and redemption in Christ,” said a post about the head of the Catholic Church. The occasion was “World Mission Sunday”, which the Catholic Church celebrates this year on October 22nd.
Here you will find the message that Pope Francis wrote for World Mission Day 2023, in full and in the official German version.
The day is always celebrated on the third Sunday of October. The Catholic Church around the world prays for the world’s poorest dioceses on “World Mission Sunday” and collects donations. In another post from Pope Francis’ account on Service X, formerly Twitter, another quote from Pope Francis’ message for World Mission Sunday 2023 was included: “I express my closeness in Christ to all missionaries in the world, especially to those going through difficult times. The Risen Lord, dear friends, is always with you and sees your generosity and your sacrifices.”
World Missionary Sunday
The focus country of the fundraising campaign for World Mission Day 2023, which is being held in parishes or online, is India. In 1926 Pope Pius XI. “Worldwide Missionary Sunday” The entire month of October is also celebrated in the Catholic Church as “Worldwide Missionary Month”.
(Vatican news – sst)