The upcoming World Mission Sunday Mass, taking place this Sunday, 19 October (11.00–11.45am), will be broadcast on RTÉ One, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, and the RTÉ Player.  This special Mass will include a video message from Pope Leo XIV, in which the Holy Father draws on his experience as a former missionary priest and bishop to offer a heartfelt appeal to support the Church’s missionary work.  The Mass will be celebrated by Father Michael Kelly, Director of Missio Ireland, with the participation of representatives from Misean Cara, Missio Ireland, and AMRI.  Music will be led by Ian Callanan.

Catholics around the globe will come together on this Sunday, 19 October, to celebrate World Mission Sunday, the annual appeal, from the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, for both spiritual and financial support for the Church’s missionary work overseas.

This year’s theme, ‘Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples’, reflects the urgent need to support missionaries who work tirelessly in some of the world’s most impoverished regions.  Our missionaries serve in communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, often living alongside those they serve, offering not just religious support, but also education, healthcare, and social care.

In a special video message released ahead of the event, Pope Leo calls on the faithful to respond generously: “I urge every Catholic parish in the world to take part in World Mission Sunday.”

World Mission Sunday, which always falls on the second-to-last Sunday of October, is a vital source of funding for missionary dioceses that depend on international solidarity.  The appeal is organised by Missio, the Pope’s official charity for overseas mission.

Parishes support for World Mission Sunday helps the ‘Young Church’ around the world, specifically, to build churches, train priests and religious sisters, and fund pastoral programmes in some of the most neglected corners of the world.

For more information or to donate, please click HERE