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Oct 17, 2026
Christopher WellsHOST
And these are today's headlines: Pope Leo returns to the Vatican four days after surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.
Christopher WellsHOST
Catholics pray the rosary for the church's global mission on the eve of World Mission Day.
Christopher WellsHOST
And Donald Trump suspends some sanctions against Russia as deadly attacks plunge Ukraine into darkness.
Christopher WellsHOST
In the Vatican, I'm Christopher Wells.
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You know, sometimes people are waiting in the church for people to come, but now it is the church that goes to families, the church that goes to the existential peripheries of life.
Christopher WellsHOST
That was Professor Stanislaus Chu Ilo, the-- a research professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago, speaking there with Vatican Radio's Deborah Castellano Lubov.
Christopher WellsHOST
Finally, as the church prepares to celebrate the one-hundredth World Mission Day on Sunday, October eighteenth, Pope Leo XIV and the church's mission are being entrusted to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary during the International Mission Rosary, which took place this afternoon.
Christopher WellsHOST
The prayers began at three PM Rome time, with the initiative being promoted by the Pontifical Mission Society.
Paul SamasumuHOST
Paul Samasumo.
Paul SamasumuHOST
It was in 1926 when Pope Pius XI established World Mission Sunday as a special day of prayer, reflection, and support to the missions.
Paul SamasumuHOST
As we celebrate the centenary of this special Sunday, we are guided by the theme, One in Christ, United in Mission.
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Kanyanta Godfrey KampambaHOST
The global Catholic population has surpassed 1.42 billion, growing by 16.69 million over the previous year.
Kanyanta Godfrey KampambaHOST
Concurrently, the total number of priests worldwide grew for the first time in five years, ticking upward by 425 to reach a global total of 407,421.
Kanyanta Godfrey KampambaHOST
These findings were released in the 2026 Catholic Church Statistics Report in compiled by Fidesz Catholic News Agency, ahead of the World Mission Sunday.
Kanyanta Godfrey KampambaHOST
And as Devin Watkin reports, the data reveals a massive demographic shift as Africa has officially overtaken Europe
Charlie HergenroederHOST
One in Christ, United in Mission.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
And he begins, "Dear brothers and sisters, for World Mission Day 2026, which marks the centenary of a celebration established by Pius XI that is very dear to the Church, I have chosen the theme, One in Christ, United in Mission.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
Following our Jubilee year, I wish to encourage the whole Church to continue its missionary journey with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
This requires hearts united in Christ, reconciled communities, and in every one a willingness to cooperate with generosity and trust.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
And his conclusion for his message is the following.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
"Inspired by these testimonies, let us all commit to contributing to the great mission of evangelization, which is always a work of love, according to our own vocation and the gifts we have received.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
Your prayers and practical support, particularly on World Mission Day, will be a great help in bringing the Gospel of God's love to everyone, especially the poorest and those who most in need.
Charlie HergenroederHOST
Every gift, no matter how small, becomes a meaningful act of missionary communion.
Devin WatkinsCORRESPONDENT
Fides published them ahead of World Mission Sunday on October 18th, whose theme this year is One in Christ, United in Mission.
Devin WatkinsCORRESPONDENT
I'm Devin Watkins.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
As the Catholic Church prepares to celebrate the 100th World Mission Day on Sunday, October 18th, Pope Leo XIV and the church's mission will be entrusted to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary during the International Mission Rosary on Saturday, October 17th.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
The prayers are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Rome time, and the initiative is promoted by the Pontifical Mission Society.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
Inspired by Pope Leo's message, One in Christ, United in Mission, the gathering will focus on prayer for the church's evangelizing mission worldwide, as well as for the pope's health and recovery.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
This year marks the centenary of World Mission Day, which has been celebrated annually since 1926 on the penultimate Sunday of October.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
It encourages all Catholics to renew their commitment to spreading the gospel and supporting missionaries.
Isabella de CarvalhoHOST
[upbeat music] That brings us to the end of this edition of Vatican and World News.
John RiccardoHOST
In contrast, reading the lives of the saints and thinking about imitating them filled him not only at the moment with deep pleasure, but it left him feeling great joy long afterwards.
John RiccardoHOST
That experience of Ignatius comes to mind for me this week as we prepare to celebrate World Mission Sunday.
John RiccardoHOST
We in Acts XXIX have had several impactful weekends back to back.
John RiccardoHOST
Two weeks ago, we were blessed to host a thousand people for the Jesus Conference, mobilizing the church for the world He loves.
John RiccardoHOST
The challenge, of course, with language like that is we have to remember who is and who is not the enemy.
John RiccardoHOST
Our one and only enemy is the devil and his minions, and the, quote unquote, "weapons" we employ in this resistance movement are truth, goodness, beauty, character, mercy, forgiveness, the proclamation of the Gospel, and things of that sort.
John RiccardoHOST
And finally, we, we must continually hold in front of our minds the mission we are called to in this movement, which is why, as we inch nearer to the celebration of World Mission Sunday, this is all on my mind.
John RiccardoHOST
And that mission is the grandest, most noble, most ambitious, most worthy of all missions.
Timothy DolanGUEST
In the voice of an elderly man in Rome." Is that beautiful? The Blessed Mother, the Holy Eucharist, the Holy Father, whose intention we remember as he undergoes surgery tomorrow, the marks of a Catholic.
Timothy DolanGUEST
The successor of Fulton Sheen as head of the missions, and remember this Sunday is Mission Sunday, was Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara, and he was a, an auxiliary bishop of my home diocese.
Timothy DolanGUEST
So when I was ordained a priest in 1976, he ordained me, and I had very, I, I loved him very much.
Timothy DolanGUEST
He preached, he preached Fulton J- J. Sheen's funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral, ha-ha, in New York.
SaulHOST
Pope Leo recently...
SaulHOST
Well, and by recently I mean earlier this year, back in January, I believe, uh, issued a statement, uh, for the 100th observance of World Mission Sunday.
KevinHOST
100 years of observing World Mission Sunday.
SaulHOST
Yes.
SaulHOST
And-
KevinHOST
That's really cool.
SaulHOST
That is really cool.
KevinHOST
Um, well, anyone who listens to this podcast knows that we're all about trying to wake the church up to her missionary vocation, so World Mission Sunday's always the day we get excited about anyway.
Brendan QuinlivanHOST
Voice of Jim Reeves and an evening prayer here on Clare FM.
Brendan QuinlivanHOST
Well, if today is Prisoner Sunday, next to Sunday, the 18th of October, is World Mission Sunday and its purpose is to unite Catholics globally in prayer, sacrifice and financial support for the Church's missionary activities in developing and challenged areas.
Brendan QuinlivanHOST
This is the 100th World Mission Sunday as it was established firstly in 1926.
Brendan QuinlivanHOST
Pope Leo XIV thanked the faithful for their prayers and support and recalled how they helped to nurture his vocation and sustain his missionary work in Peru.
Brendan QuinlivanHOST
And we share that message with you now here on Clare FM.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Looking back on my youth, I can see how the prayers offered to the Lord of the Harvest mysteriously helped prepare my heart to hear Jesus' call to follow him as an Augustinian missionary.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Moreover, the prayers and contributions of the faithful encouraged and sustained my missionary work in Peru, as well as that of countless others throughout the world.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For this reason, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported World Mission Sunday over the years.
Raymond ArroyoHOST
This one is a twofer.
Raymond ArroyoHOST
Sister Mary Barron, formerly head of the Women's Religious Superiors Union, is now adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization and president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, the church's global missionary network, the folks behind World Mission Sunday.
Raymond ArroyoHOST
Uh, the former post incidentally, that blessed Fulton Sheen held.
Raymond ArroyoHOST
Uh, that's two hats on top of the two Vatican posts she already held.
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And now encouraging us to have hearts on fire and feet on the move, here's Mark Rowey.
Mark RoweyGUEST
Next Sunday, 18th of October, is World Mission Sunday, the day the universal Catholic Church celebrates the work of mission across the world.
Mark RoweyGUEST
October has been dedicated as mission month for the past one hundred years, and each year the Pope proclaims a theme to help us focus on the essential missionary nature of our church.
Mark RoweyGUEST
The theme for this year is One in Christ, United in Mission.
Mark RoweyGUEST
We share responsibility for each other and we share a deep connection through Christ.
Mark RoweyGUEST
To use more church language, we stand in communion with each other through Jesus.
Mark RoweyGUEST
That is really the underpinning message behind World Mission Sunday.
Mark RoweyGUEST
Through our prayers, conversation, advocacy, and fundraising, we become one with those in other parts of the world.
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