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Pope Francis said that St. Francis Xavier is considered “the greatest missionary of modern times”

He stressed that direct contact remains the most important part of the mission because “that’s where conversions happen”

The Prelature of Isabela de Basilan launched on May 3, 2021, the cause for the beatification of Filipino Claretian missionary priest Rhoel Gallardo

Father Sal spent the last 40 years of his mission in the Philippines in the ministry of catechesis

Message of Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2023

Born in Ireland’s northern city of Derry, Father Desmond was an engineer by profession before he was ordained priest in 1951

"Making Asia a better place, making Asia a better Asia, which we have come for, is also evangelization ... is also doing the will of Christ"

Let us ignite the fire of mission back in our hearts ... so that we can make, by our work, by our life, by our words, Asia a better Asia

World Mission Day — also known as World Mission Sunday — was established by Pope Pius XI in 1926

For almost three decades, Msgr. Sabio was a missionary to foreign lands. He spent 16 years in Korea and 12 years in the Marshall Islands.