Ahead of World Mission Sunday — which the Catholic Church celebrates on the second to last Sunday in October, and which in 2024 falls on Oct. 20 — OSV News spoke with Kevin Foy, executive director of the United States Catholic Mission Association, on current perspectives and trends in mission work.

The Catholic Review provides capsule profiles of some the affected parishes, along with a look at the schedule of thanksgiving Masses for those parishes that have announced plans for Masses.

As Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its 11th year, thousands of Ukrainians from all over the world gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France to pray for peace in their homeland and throughout the world.

It’s not macabre to love a graveyard. On the contrary, there’s a feeling of continuity, of belonging, of hope in resurrection. It impresses on me the shortness of this earthly journey and the gratitude I have for my loved ones.

Invertir en esta joven población ofreciendo capacitación para sacerdotes, diáconos, religiosas, y laicos que, como sus ministros, buscan formar su fe y enriquecer sus vidas espirituales es precisamente lo que está haciendo el MACC con la subvención de $1,2 millones que recibió de Lilly Endowment Inc., a través de su Iniciativa Nutriendo a los Niños a través de la Adoración y la Oración, en 2023.