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Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
A century after Pope Pius XI established World Mission Sunday, see the extraordinary growth of young Churches worldwide
From baptisms to schools, explore 100 years of mission by the numbers:
pontificalmissions.org/ways-…
#WorldMissionSunday #TPMS
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
You gave on October 18. Last year, together with Catholics worldwide, your generosity supported 87,977 seminarians, built or repaired 287 churches and chapels and sustained 1,130 mission dioceses.
Become a monthly missionary partner:
pontificalmissions.org/ways-…
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Today is the birthday and feast day of Bl. Chiara Luce Badano, who died from osteosarcoma in 1990. She was a member of the Focolare Movement’s “Gen” program for young people. She loved tennis and had a large circle of friends. She’s a patron saint of youth and World Youth Day.
A new report by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reveals that approximately 220 million Christians worldwide are directly exposed to religious persecution, while 413 million live in countries experiencing serious violations of religious freedom.
The report, covering August 2024 to June 2026, examined 18 countries and found that persecution worsened in 10 of them, approximately 56%, with not a single country recording an overall improvement.
The findings highlight:
- Nigeria: At least 1 million Christians have been displaced, with Islamist militants attacking churches and Christian communities.
- Burkina Faso and Mali: Islamist groups have seized territory, forcing some Christians to follow Islamic dress codes and religious restrictions.
- Mozambique: Around 1,000 Christians have been killed amid an Islamist insurgency involving beheadings, kidnappings and church destruction.
- Pakistan: Christian girls continue to face forced conversions and marriages, while blasphemy accusations expose Christians to imprisonment and violence.
- India: More than 700 incidents of anti-Christian violence were recorded in 2025 amid growing religious nationalism.
- Iran: Arrests of Christians nearly doubled within a 12-month period.
- China: Authorities have intensified surveillance and restrictions on Christian worship.
- Nicaragua: The government continues arresting and exiling Christian clergy and seizing Church institutions.
The report identifies jihadist violence, authoritarian repression, religious nationalism and armed conflict as major drivers of persecution, warning that entire Christian communities are being driven from their ancestral homelands.
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
A group of migrant teens disrupted a Catholic Mass in Vienna, Austria, repeatedly shouting the Islamic phrase “Allahu Akbar” while Christians were attending a religious service.
The parish priest, who has served the community for two decades, said: “I have never experienced anything like this. And I have been here for 20 years.”
He also revealed that another priest in a different Vienna district had reported similar disruptions occurring regularly at his church.
The priest expressed particular disappointment because his parish has been helping Muslim refugees since 2015, providing housing assistance, German-language courses and support with administrative procedures.
No police complaint was filed, and the church's exact location was withheld for security reasons.
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
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Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
Read Fr. Anh Nhue’s reflection on today’s Gospel 👇
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#Mission #Gospel #Catholic #TPMS
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
The World Mission Rosary continues each day through October 31, live at 3 p.m. ET.
One week remaining to pray with Catholics across the country for the peoples of every continent and the missionaries who serve them!
Join us: youtube.com/@tpms_usa/stream…
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
Today in the Traditional calendar we celebrate the "solo feast" of the Archangel Raphael.
Get to know this great and strong helper in
+ Marriage (and sexuality)
+ Healing
+ Travel
+ Attacks by demons
+ Money
Do read the book of Tobit and become friends with this GREAT angel
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
“Faith is strengthened when it is given to others.” — St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Missio
Today the Church remembers Pope St. John Paul II. This Mission Month, pray for the missionaries who hand on the faith in 1,130 mission dioceses. #StJohnPaulII
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The patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem have issued a statement firmly condemning the “heinous attack” carried out on Saturday, October 17, by “masked settlers” in the Christian village of Taybeh.
vaticannews.va/en/church/new…
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
Catholic students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wrote out the entire Gospel of John on the campus quad as a way to evangelize the university community.
Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
1889: a bishop in Japan was turning away young men who wanted to be priests because he couldn’t afford to train them. A mother and daughter in France, Stéphanie and Jeanne Bigard, stepped in. That’s how the Society of St. Peter the Apostle began. pontificalmissions.org/who-w… #Vocation
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Sister Mary Barron, the latest woman to be named a superior of a Vatican office, spoke about the Church’s missionary spirit, women’s role in Church leadership, and the possibility of women being ordained as priests.
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Elizabeth Westhoff retweeted
Evil needs a beat down. St Michael… defend us and be our protection against wickedness
