General Administration JPIC Committee Meets in Rome
The General Service for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (GS-JPIC) holds its annual assembly from November 3 to 7, 2025, at the OMI General House in Rome.
Europe European Commission for Youth and Vocations Meets in Paris
The European Commission for Youth and Vocations gathered for its annual meeting, this year in Paris.
OMI World Oblates Endorse Climate Justice Ahead of COP30
We, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), as a Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right, are honored to express our full support for the “Religious Life for Climate Justice: Turning Hope into Action Campaign” in preparation for COP30.
Canada - United States Fr. Séamus FINN, OMI Honoured by ICCR for Leadership in Faith-Consistent Investing
New York, 23 October 2025 — The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) hosted a special dinner in New York to honour Fr. Séamus FINN, OMI, in recognition of his many years of dedicated service in promoting faith-consistent investing.
Europe Poland: “Benemerenti” Medals Awarded to misyjne.pl, Mission School & Bishop Krótki, OMI
For the ninth time, the Commission for Missions of the Polish Bishops’ Conference has awarded the “Benemerenti in Opere Evangelizationis” medals to individuals and institutions for outstanding service to the missionary cause.
OMI World Missionaries of Hope Among Peoples
Each October, the Church calls us to a special time of prayer and reflection for the missions, a month that culminates in the celebration of World Mission Sunday. This year’s theme invites us to consider the very heart of our faith: the call to be missionaries of hope among all peoples.
Africa - Madagascar Oblate Delegation of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau 50 Years of Presence: A Mission Renewed in Hope
The Oblates of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau prepare to inaugurate their jubilee, celebrating fifty years of missionary presence, service, and fidelity to the Gospel, a journey of faith, dedication, and hope.
Africa - Madagascar A Home For Prayer: New Adoration Chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Ghana
In Agbenoxoe, a rural community in Ghana’s Volta Region, a new Adoration Chapel was opened on 15 August 2025, the Solemnity of the Assumption.
Asia - Oceania Oblate Cardinal Denounces Injustices Faced by Muslim Minority in the Philippines
Joseph San Mateo – CRUX MANILA, Philippines – The first cardinal from the southern Philippines has decried […]
Vatican “Dilexi te”: Faith cannot be separated from love for the poor
Taking up Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor”, Pope Leo XIV issues his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te”, as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering”.
Vatican Jubilees of Missions and Migrants
The Jubilee of the Missionary World and the Jubilee of Migrants will bring tens of thousands of pilgrims from over 100 countries to Rome from October 4–5, with events including a Mass with Pope Leo XIV, international prayer gatherings, and the Festival of Peoples.
Africa - Madagascar Missionaries of Hope Among the Peoples
Fr. Alfonso Bartolotta, OMI, a missionary in Madagascar, shares a reflection on Pope Francis’ latest message for World Mission Sunday 2025.
