The 2026 Missionary Campaign collection will take place on the weekend of October 17 and 18, 2026, in Catholic parishes and communities throughout Brazil. The dates mark the high point of the campaign and coincide with the celebration of the 100th World Mission Sunday. The information was announced by the Pontifical Mission Societies (POM) in Brazil and the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB).
For readers who want to understand where the money goes, the official answer requires one important detail: the CNBB says the collection resources are destined for the Universal Solidarity Fund, while the official Missionary Campaign website describes the operational flow and states that POM Brazil retains 20% for missionary animation and national administration and sends the remainder to the fund in Rome.
When is the 2026 missionary collection?
The collection is scheduled for Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, 2026. According to the CNBB and POM, Catholic parishes and communities across the country take part in the World Mission Sunday collection that weekend.
The campaign runs throughout October. The official 2026 materials use the theme “One in Christ, united in mission” and the motto “That the world may believe” (Jn 17:21). In 2026, the campaign also marks 100 years since World Mission Sunday was instituted in 1926.
Where do the donations go?
The process described by POM begins in the local community. Offerings collected in parishes and communities are sent to the diocese; by the end of the year, dioceses transfer the collected amount to the Pontifical Mission Societies in Brazil.
- Parishes and communities receive offerings on World Mission Sunday.
- Dioceses receive and consolidate the amounts from local communities.
- POM Brazil receives the total transferred by dioceses.
- The solidarity fund in Rome receives the share allocated to international missionary cooperation.
- Projects on five continents are selected through the international Mission Societies process, with beneficiaries later accounting for how the funds were used.
This is the nuance worth knowing. The CNBB article on the 2026 Missionary Campaign says the money raised will be “fully allocated” to the Universal Solidarity Fund. The campaign’s official website, however, explains that POM Brazil reserves 20% for missionary animation and national administration and sends the remainder to the fund in Rome. POM’s institutional page likewise states that 80% of the resources collected goes to the Dicastery for Evangelization, which circulates the Universal Solidarity Fund.
For readers, the most precise summary is therefore: the offering is for missionary purposes; according to POM’s own operational description, 80% goes to the international solidarity mechanism and 20% remains in Brazil for missionary animation and national administration.
What does the Universal Solidarity Fund support?
The CNBB says the resources support projects in evangelization, education, health and human development in some of the world’s neediest territories. POM’s institutional page adds that the fund assists particular Churches in areas of greater need and that mission offerings support work such as evangelization, formation of local clergy, missionary education for children and teenagers, and missionary formation for Christians.
POM also states that the solidarity mechanism supports 1,118 particular Churches. This figure describes the network served by the fund and does not mean that every community receives the same amount: distribution is based on projects and needs assessed through the international process.
How does the Missionary Campaign appear in parishes?
The national materials identify October as a period of missionary animation. Parishes, schools and Catholic communities may organize celebrations, formation sessions, novenas and missionary experiences. POM also distributes resources such as the Missionary Novena, videos, posters, the Pope’s message, prayers and the collection envelope.
This does not mean every city follows the same schedule. The national sources reviewed do not provide a parish-by-parish calendar for Sergipe. Anyone looking for Mass times, collection-envelope instructions, missionary gatherings or other local activities should therefore check the official channels of their parish, diocese or archdiocese.
What to remember before contributing
- Date: October 17 and 18, 2026.
- Where: participating Catholic parishes and communities during the World Mission Sunday collection.
- Purpose: missionary cooperation and support for projects in areas of greater need.
- Money flow: community → diocese → POM Brazil → fund in Rome, with the 20% reserve disclosed by POM for missionary animation and national administration.
- Local schedule: confirm it through the official channels of the parish or local Church in Sergipe.
For official materials and guidance, visit the Missionary Campaign website, the POM institutional page and the CNBB article on the 2026 Missionary Campaign.
