Missionary

(OSV News) — Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country …

The shaman who welcomed Father Zanardini told him: “If you want to stay with us, you must learn many things.” And that’s what the priest did.

Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being a missionary means bringing the Gospel and its values into the world and transforming the lives of individuals, which can and must transform societies, Pope …

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.”

As migrant workers wrestled with the pandemic, Niece listened to their growing concerns, wanting to do more than just refer them to the Ministry of Labor.

“All cultures need to be purified and aligned with the Gospel of Jesus through docility to the Spirit,” Cardinal Tagle said.

The NGO for which the missionary works, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, reported the news with “deep gratitude and a relief that cannot be described in words.”

“Becoming a missioner has enriched my life in so many aspects, and it has made me be a better person.”

An Irish parish priest described kidnapped missionary as a “wonderful, generous, caring and compassionate person.”