Kenya’s PMS Director Urges Catholics to Turn World Mission Sunday Centenary Zeal into Concrete Action

Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, the director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya, called on Catholics to turn the missionary zeal from the centenary of World Mission Sunday into practical actions. In a reflection on October 26, Fr. Luchidio said the celebration of World Mission Sunday on October 18 should lead to a renewed commitment to evangelization rather than serving as a conclusion to the festivities.

Fr. Luchidio said the faithful should support the global Church through prayer and the sharing of material resources. He noted that every baptized person has a role in the Church's mission. He also suggested that the unity expressed during the centenary should be applied to daily parish life and family relationships to help reduce community divisions, violence, and polarization.

The director's remarks followed a video message released on October 7 by Pope Leo XIV, which addressed the faithful regarding the mission.