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Last year, the Archdiocese of Liverpool raised £18,929 for World Mission Sunday. This year, World Mission Sunday takes place on 19 October 2025.
On this special day in the Church’s year, Pope Leo XIV asks people in every Catholic parish around the world to support Missio, his charity for World Mission. We stand united in prayer and solidarity with our sisters and brothers in need, as together we strive to make God’s love more visible in the world.
As part of the global Missio family, Missio England and Wales invites every parish, school, and community to join this special event through prayer and giving.
Catholic parishes worldwide are called to play their part through their prayers and offerings. Everyone plays their part so that those in greatest need receive support.
In 2024, Catholics in Rwanda raised £12,000; Ecuador raised £197,000; Italy raised £3.3 million; and here in England and Wales we raised £790,000. A heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to everyone who so generously got involved!
World Mission Sunday reminds us that we are personally called by Jesus to bear witness to his words in our everyday lives. We are called to reach out to those who are lost, oppressed and discouraged and to care tenderly for those who suffer.
In January this year, Pope Francis chose ‘Missionaries Of Hope Among All Peoples’ as the theme for this year’s World Mission Sunday, reminding us of our calling to be ‘messengers and builders of hope’ in this Jubilee Year. The hope we share, rooted in the resurrection of Christ, has the power to transform lives and heal our world.
Pope Leo has reinforced this call: asking us to be ‘a missionary Church that opens its arms to the world’.
World Mission Sunday is a lifeline for thousands of missionaries, like Father Stephen and Sister Regina in Myanmar, who bring Christ’s love to some of the most challenging places in our world. These missionaries are often the first to respond in times of crisis and the last to leave the communities they serve.
Myanmar is just one of many countries where the presence of missionaries is a symbol of hope: that in the face of war, poverty and injustice, God’s goodness endures.
For the past four years, the people of Myanmar have been enduring such violence that many have given up hope of ever going back to a ‘normal’ life. Villages and churches are being bombed, schools and hospitals destroyed, families forced to flee.
At Saint Joseph Camp in Mandalay, Sister Regina of the Good Shepherd Sisters cares for over 500 people. She explains: ‘We try to provide hope by just being with them, listening to them and telling them “I am with you, you are not alone”. Many are suffering from fear, anxiety, uncertainty. But despite all this, some say, “We will go home, even if we don’t have a house, we will build a small hut and share together what we have”.’
Sr Regina insists: ‘We will never give up. We will strive for a better life for our poor people who have suffered so much.’
Father Stephen adds: ‘The presence of Priests and Religious among the displaced is a true source of hope. But to be truly effective messengers of hope, they too need support – our prayers and our practical help.’
This World Mission Sunday, and throughout October, Missio England and Wales invites every parish to give what they can, and to pray for missionaries and faith communities around the world. Together, we can bring lasting change –whether it's helping to build a simple chapel, providing vital healthcare to mothers and babies, setting up a school for disadvantaged children or supporting vocations where the Church is just beginning to take root or is struggling to survive.
Our mission is to proclaim the coming of God's Kingdom, serve those in need, promote peace with justice, and share the hope of Christ’s resurrection; a gift meant to be shared with the whole world.
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