Global Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago

09/10/2026

The Bishop Iruthayaraj Foundation is one of our mission partners participating in the 2026 Missionary Cooperation Plan, continuing Bishop Savarinathen Iruthayaraj’s legacy of faith and compassionate service.

Through education, healthcare, clean water, vocational training, and pastoral care, the foundation brings hope and dignity to communities across India, Africa, and the United States.

Photo credit: The Bishop Iruthayaraj Foundation

09/09/2026

COAR Peace Mission is one of our mission partners in the 2026 Missionary Cooperation Plan, serving more than 1,000 children in El Salvador through education, foster care, scholarships and spiritual formation.

Please keep COAR’s children, families and staff in your prayers as they build a brighter future rooted in faith and hope.

09/05/2026

This September, Pope Leo XIV invites the global Church to pray for the care of water and its just and sustainable management.

Let us pray that everyone—regardless of where they live—may have equal access to this vital gift from God.

Watch the Pope’s prayer video:
https://youtu.be/5LhsgE7-AJQ

Water is a sacred gift that sustains life. We see a sign of God’s g...

09/04/2026

How do Christianity’s culture of unity and China’s culture of harmony intersect?

Join author and scholar Chiaretto Yan for a discussion of his new book, My Chinese Dream: Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity, on Monday, September 14, at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Student Center.

Lunch begins at noon, followed by a livestreamed discussion at 12:30 p.m. RSVP is required.

Learn more and register:

Join Chiaretto Yan to discuss his new book, which asks: How do the Christian culture of unity and the Chinese culture intersect?

09/03/2026

Fr. Jacek, Salesian missionary working in Zambia, explains that while St. John Bosco (Don Bosco) founded the Salesians, he named the congregation after St. Francis de Sales, whose kindness, patience, and openness to others inspired him.

09/02/2026

What keeps a missionary going?

According to Fr. Jacek, Salesian missionary from Poland ministering in Zambia, it begins with our relationship with Jesus and remembering our deepest identity: “First of all, I am a child of God.”

Our roles may change, but our identity in God remains.

09/01/2026

“Every vocation begins in the heart of God.”

Sr. Kusum Antony shares how witnessing a young girl caring for her baby brother stirred something within her and inspired her to dedicate her life to Christ.

Today, she serves the “crucified humanity” of our world—especially vulnerable women and children—as a witness to God’s compassion and love.

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RwXUDe1HE

08/28/2026

One of our mission partners for the 2026 Missionary Cooperation Plan, the Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga, runs a teen mothers' program in Nairobi, Kenya called Watoto Wa Lwanga, which means Children of Lwanga.

For just $2.30 per day, the program provides life-sustaining nutrition for mothers and children while helping young women gain skills to support their families. Through this ministry in the Kibera slum, the Church brings hope and Christ’s love to tsome of the most vulnerable.

Photo Credit: Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga

08/27/2026

“A home where every child knows they are loved by God and that someone cares for them.”

Sr. Kusum Antony shares her congregation’s dream of building a Home of Hope for orphaned and vulnerable children in Tanzania—not an institution, but a loving family and community where fear is replaced by laughter, hunger by nutritious meals, and tears by hope.

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RwXUDe1HE

08/26/2026

On July 27, the Global Mission Office was blessed with the opportunity to meet with Mr. Maria Pushparaj, the Executive Director of the Bishop Iruthayaraj Foundation, and learn more about his missionary work.

Our conversation reflected our shared call to serve as missionary disciples and support the mission of the Universal Church. We are grateful for this grace-filled encounter and look forward to continued collaboration in advancing the Gospel.