Missionaries

As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution this year, this series will examine the origins of the church and Catholic life in each of the 50 …

(OSV News) — In announcing he was stepping down as CEO of FOCUS, an organization that ministers to tens of thousands of students and parishioners, founder Curtis Martin said he …

The rising kidnapping of foreign nationals and local Christians has left a feeling that the Sahel region is “an endangered place for missionaries.”

“Kivu is … full of precious resources that has always been contested,” said Father Giovanni Piumatti. “That is why these Islamist groups receive backing.”

“Diplomats from all over the world, busy with their daily assignments,” think of the poor during the Jubilee., which is “precisely” the Jubilee’s power.

When the Catholic Church celebrates World Mission Sunday for the 100th time in 2026, it will focus on theme, “One in Christ, united in mission.”

For one Catholic priest, evangelization is not always his first form of ministry at a campus coffee shop. Sometimes, it’s just to listen right where people are.

The Vatican’s missionary news agency shared statistics about the Catholic population, church personnel and the works they are engaged in.

Pope Leo asked Catholics to commit themselves again “to the sweet and joyful task of bringing Christ Jesus our hope to the ends of the earth.”

At the end of his Sept. 24 audience, Pope Leo XIV issued an invitation to Catholics worldwide — and he hopes they’ll accept it.