Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations
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Pope Leo XIV is seen in a screen grab from his video appeal Oct. 13, 2025, asking Catholic parishes around the world to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and to support the missions with their prayers and financial contributions. (CNS photo/screen grab, Vatican Media) (Vatican Media screen grab)

Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations

VATICAN CITY CNS – In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and take up the annual collection that supports Catholic missionary work."When I served as a missionary priest and then bishop in Peru, I saw first-hand…...