If you've been following our stories and videos throughout #WorldMissionMonth, or heard about our supported projects today, #WorldMissionSunday, hopefully it gave you an indication of just how important the missions and our missionaries are.

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In Vinotekë, Albania, the Vincentian Fathers have opened a men’s refuge for those who are homeless, who have been abandoned and former prisoners who have nowhere else to go. Missio Scotland is proud to have chosen this as one of our focus projects for #WorldMissionMonth

One of our supported projects for #WorldMissionMonth is in Albania, where the Vincentian Fathers have established a men's refuge to support vulnerable men, who have suffered physical or psychological abuse and found themselves on the margins of society. Read about it below!

In this special video, created by the Pontifical Mission Societies for #WorldMissionMonth, we are asked to work towards bringing the whole Church together in mission, realising that we are one family in Faith and like any family we must endeavour to support one another.

As part of our #WorldMissionMonth reflections, Bishop John Berinyuy Tatah, the Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda in Cameroon, recalls how being held captive by armed separatists in November 2025 allowed him to focus on his spiritual heart, the Rosary and the humanity of his captors

With #WorldMissionSunday nearing, Pope Leo XIV—himself a former missionary in Peru—has urged support for the work of the Pontifical Mission Societies and our missionaries that day and also called for us to focus our hearts and minds on the mission of the Church during #WorldMissionMonth and always

Today, as part of #WorldMissionMonth, we share with you the story of a supported project in Shkodër, Albania, where the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus run a children's centre providing a loving and caring space for the city's children

Fr Stephen Reilly of St Anthony's and St Mark's in Rutherglen is currently on a mission trip to Uganda.

As part of our #WorldMissionMonth reflections, he talks about the challenges facing Ugandans, the blessings he has received, the Church's work there and the need to support Missio Scotland

The life of a missionary is difficult, but it is also positive and enriching.

As part of our #WorldMissionMonth reflections Sr Mary Thomas, explains how her time on mission in Eritrea helped deepen her spirituality and become more aware of the beauty and wonder of God's creation

The support of our brothers and sisters in Faith for the Universal Church lasts long after they have gone to their Heavenly reward.

To emphasise this, Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews & Edinburgh shares a salient recollection for #WorldMissionMonth from his time living and working in Burundi.

As part of #WorldMissionMonth and ahead of the 100th anniversary of #WorldMissionSunday, we'll share with you some reflections from our priests and religious sisters. Today, Fr Dominic Quinn, our Diocesan Director for Motherwell Diocese explains what mission means to him.