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World Mission Sunday has ‘borne fruit in my own life,’ says Pope Leo

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The aim of World Mission Sunday (Oct. 18), established 100 years ago by Pope Pius XI, has "borne fruit in my own life," said Pope Leo XIV. The post World Mission Sunday has ‘borne fruit in my own life,’ says Pope Leo first appeared on OSV News.

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