Giants of faith and hope for many
The works of missionaries are an expression of Christ’s love for those who most need help. To carry the Word of God is to carry eternal life.
The Church is where it is needed most.
Every day, thousands of missionaries bring the hope of Christ to communities marked by poverty, violence, persecution, and abandonment.
In places where few dare to go, missionaries proclaim the Gospel, accompany families, educate children, visit the sick, and support entire communities. Their presence is a tangible sign of God’s love.
In Nigeria, South Sudan, Pakistan, the Holy Land, and the Amazon, thousands of priests and religious sisters continue to serve despite war, poverty, and persecution. While many flee, they remain.
Pope Leo XIV invites us to support missionaries around the world
On the occasion of World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV has delivered a profound and hopeful message to all the faithful: let us not forget the missionaries.
They are the living face of the Gospel in places where faith is tested, where poverty, violence, and persecution threaten lives but cannot extinguish hope.
From remote villages in Africa to war-torn regions in the Middle East, missionaries bring comfort, education, food, and above all, the message of Christ. Many of them live with very limited resources, sustained only by Divine Providence and the generosity of people like you.
The Holy Father reminds us that every gesture matters: a prayer, a donation, or a word that inspires others to commit themselves to the mission.
You too can be part of the mission.
Prayer
Join in prayer with thousands of missionaries who, amid hardship, lift their voices for peace, comfort, and hope.
Commitment
Your gift becomes food for the hungry, relief for the sick, and support for entire communities striving to build a better future.
Donation
Thanks to your support, missionaries can continue to accompany, protect, and bring hope to those living in abandonment.
One out of every three baptisms in the world is celebrated in Mission territories.
There are 1,109 mission territories. They extend across Africa, Asia, the islands of Oceania, and the Americas. Mission territories make up 37% of the universal Church and represent one-third of the Catholic Church. Approximately 44% of the Church’s social and educational work is carried out in mission territories. About 45.70% of humanity lives in mission territories.
Will you help us sustain their mission?
A missionary priest serves more than twice as many people as a priest in the universal Church. Their faith and dedication are immense, but faith alone cannot pay for fuel, repair a parish vehicle, or provide a meal after an exhausting day of service.
Supporting a missionary means making a lasting impact on the communities they serve. In many places, they are the ONLY source of hope for people who have nothing and no one.
«Without your support, the mission withers.»
— Missionary in South Sudan
They need your help to continue their pastoral mission.
Means of transportation
A motorcycle, a boat, a bicycle, even a donkey, sometimes become indispensable means to bring the Word of God to the most remote places. Future priests need vehicles for their pastoral work from the seminary: visiting the sick, caring for families without resources, caring for the elderly who live alone, teaching catechism, among others.
Training and sustainment
Every vocation must be carefully cared for, especially in the most disadvantaged countries. This involves meeting the costs of housing and living expenses during their stay in the seminary; providing scholarships and formation aids; supporting instructors and financing courses and spiritual retreats for their spiritual formation and pastoral commitment.
Construction
Future priests must have decent facilities and living conditions for their academic and spiritual formation. Seminaries have to face the reconstruction and maintenance of their buildings and the fitting out of rooms, which always implies a high cost that the center cannot afford.
A Pontifical Foundation with worldwide reach
“A missionary never stops dreaming; he never loses hope. He places his trust in two pillars: in God and in the benefactors who, through their charity, make the miracle of the mission possible in the most forgotten corners of the world.”
Pope Leo XIV
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