International Day of Human Fraternity

'Please ... bear with one another in love' is the cry of Palestinian women who this year invite other Christian women around the world to pray.

The day in which Msgr Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador was assassinated in 1980, was chosen 28 years ago by the then Missionary Youth Movement of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Italy, to celebrate annually the “Day of Prayer and Fasting in memory of the Missionary Martyrs.” The slogan of the 2020 Day is “In Love and Alive” informs Giovanni Rocca, national secretary of ...

The World Day of Prayer for Vocations this year falls on 21 April. The theme chosen echoes that of the upcoming jubilee: “Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace“. The Pope urges readers to reflect on the call each person receives and to consider their vocation in life, inviting them to prayer and openness to God’s plan of love. He stresses the importance of listening to o...

On 24 March 2025, the Church celebrates the 33rd Day of Prayer and Fasting in memory of the missionary martyrs. The theme chosen for this year is Go and Invite.

The XII General Chapter will be celebrated from 8 to 29 September 2024

“Do good; seek justice” (Isaiah, 1:17), is the theme for the week of prayer for Christian Unity from 18 to 25 January prepared from a group of Minnesota Church

The 60th World Day of Prayer for Vocations is celebrated on 30 April 2023 with the theme “Vocation: grace and mission”. Free gift and commitment.

“Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth”, Francis of Assisi sang these words in 1225, thanking the Lord and praising Him for all his creatures in a contemplative gaze that could transcend death. In 2015, he was echoed by the new Pope in the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’.  Pope Francis soon chose to take the name of the Saint of Assisi, by whose words he express his hea...