700 participants enrolled in new online course in missiology and missionary spirituality in English, promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union

Rome (Fides News Agency) – The second edition of the 2026–2027 online course in missiology and missionary spirituality, promoted by the International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), begins on Thursday, November 12. The initiative has received a special blessing from Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches, and Dean of the College of Cardinals.
The course is offered in English and aims to provide a program of formation and in-depth study of the missionary dimension of the Church, bringing theological reflection into dialogue with the experience of Churches on different continents and the new challenges facing evangelization.
The course has already attracted around 700 participants from across the world. It will consist of 25 sessions, held every Thursday from November 12, 2026 to June 17, 2027, beginning at 3 p.m. (Rome time).
Each session will last one hour and 45 minutes.
A journey through theology, history and new horizons of the mission of evangelization
The program, developed through cooperation between the PMU International Secretariat and the national directions in Costa Rica and Spain, in consultation with various experts, offers a structured course addressing the main areas of missiology: from the biblical and theological foundations of mission to its historical development, as well as pastoral perspectives and missionary spirituality.
Particular attention will be given to mission on the different continents – Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas – including through the testimonies of missionaries, in order to encourage engagement with diverse ecclesial and cultural experiences and contexts.
Other topics will include interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, mission in the digital world, the relationship between evangelization and communication, commitment to the poor and care for our Common Home, viewed from the perspective of integral ecology.
The course will also explore the relationship between mission and synodality, pastoral conversion and the missionary renewal of local Churches, the role of the Pontifical Mission Societies, and the missionary dimension inherent in every Christian vocation.
Special attention will be devoted to missionary spirituality, discipleship, the figure of Mary and the witness of missionary women saints.
Each session will be recorded and made available to registered participants on a dedicated YouTube channel, allowing them to watch the lessons at a later time, especially if they are unable to attend the live Zoom sessions. At the end of the course, participants will be able to obtain a certificate of attendance after taking a test.
Enrollment and participation in the entire course are completely free of charge. Participants are, however, invited to offer spiritual support for the Church’s evangelizing mission and for the benefactors of the initiative. Priests are invited to offer ten Mass intentions, while non-priest participants – consecrated persons, deacons, religious and lay faithful – are asked to pray 25 Rosaries, one for each session.
Registration remains open, including after the course has begun, and can be completed through the link provided below.
The same type of course is also being offered during this academic year in Spanish and Arabic. For further information, write to: pum@ppoomm.va.
(EG) (Fides News Agency, 11/11/2026)

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