World Mission Sunday reminds Catholics of ‘our connection’ to faithful around globe, priest says

Each year, churches around the world commemorate World Mission Sunday to highlight, encourage and promote the Catholic Church’s missions around the world.
The day, which was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926, is observed on the penultimate Sunday of October, and a worldwide collection is made to provide financial support for the Pontifical Mission Societies and its missions in some 1,100 dioceses worldwide. This year’s commemoration takes place Oct. 20.

Being Christian means being missionary, pope says

Pope Francis expressed his intention to promote an extraordinary missionary month in October 2019 with the goal of increasing the passion for the church’s evangelizing activity ‘ad gentes,'” a phrase meaning “to the nations” and used to describe missionary activity focused on people who still have not heard the Gospel.