Events

20 June marks World Refugee Day, an opportunity to reflect on the importance of welcoming refugees and to remember those fleeing war and persecution.

17 May 2026. On the Feast of the Ascension, the 60th World Day of Social Communications is celebrated, under the title ‘Preserving Human Voices and Faces’.

“Strive for holiness, wherever you may be”, an invitation to begin anew by cultivating inner life and silence, so that we may recognise God’s plan for our lives.

The theme of the twelfth International Day of Prayer Against Human Trafficking is: Peace begins with dignity: A global call to end human trafficking.

‘Peace be with you all. Towards an unarmed and disarming peace’ is the theme of Pope Leo's first message for World Peace Day.

8 December 2025: the beginning of a special year, a time of grace that will accompany us until 8 December 2026, when we will celebrate the Institute's 90th anniversary.

16 November marks the ninth World Day of the Poor, which this year coincides with the Jubilee of the Poor and the recent apostolic exhortation Dilexit te.

On the occasion of World Missionary Day, which will be celebrated next October, Pope Francis invites the faithful around the world to rediscover the joy of the Gospel as a missionary force born of the gratuitousness of God's love.

On the occasion of World Migrant and Refugee Day (4-5 October 2025), Pope Leo recognises migrants as authentic missionaries of hope.