Catechesis on the passion of evangelization: St. Daniel Comboni

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Pope Francis

In today's catechesis, Pope Francis speaks on the witness of St. Daniel Comboni, an apostle with zeal for Africa.

Deacon-structing: Mission

Monday, October 17, 2022

Deacon Pedro

If you’re in the Church, it’s becoming harder and harder to ignore our missionary call. This something Pope Francis has continually talked about since his first year of papacy: go out to the peripheries; get out of the sacristies; go and make disciples of all nations. In a way, the ground was prepared by Pope […]

Deacon-structing: What is World Mission Sunday?

Monday, October 18, 2021

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro tells us all about the Pontifical Mission Societies and how World Mission Sunday got started.

Pope Francis' address at Vespers for the beginning of the Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Salt + Light Media

On Tuesday, October 1, Pope Francis presided at Vespers for the beginning of the Extraordinary Missionary Month. Read here the full text of his address.

World Mission Sunday 2017

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Salt + Light Media

Mission at the heart of the Christian faith Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once again this year, World Mission Day gathers us around the person of Jesus, “the very first and greatest evangelizer” (Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 7), who continually sends us forth to proclaim the Gospel of the love of God the Father in the […]

Pursuit | A Reflection on Mercy

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Salt + Light Media

God is in pursuit of us. He loves us so much. We, in return, should let our hearts be captivated by Mercy, and in turn become pursuers of others, and missionaries of Love.

Behind Vatican Walls: Pope Francis in Cuba and US

Friday, July 24, 2015

Alicia Ambrosio

With one papal trip barely over, attention is already turning to the next papal trip: Cuba and the U.S. The official schedule was released at the end of June. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released the theme and logo of that portion of the trip some time ago. The motto is “Love is our […]

Meet Archbishop Michel Cartateguy

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Andrew Santos

As we began Day 2 of our work in Niamey, we had the chance to meet with His Grace, Archbishop Michel Cartateguy, SMA – the lone Catholic Archbishop in Niger. S+L’s Kris Dmytrenko sat down with Archbishop Cartateguy for an in-depth interview bright and early this morning. Among the many issues they discussed, Kris and […]