International Days
This section contains materials prepared by the Claretian Family and the Claretian Team at the United Nations to observe the International Days established by the United Nations or of a religious nature.
9th World Day of the Poor
Together with the universal Church, we join in the commemoration of the 9th World Day of the Poor on Sunday, the 33rd in Ordinary Time, November 16 2025. In this Jubilee Year, the theme is “You are my hope.”In his message for this Day, Pope Leo XIV invites us to...
Celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025
We are preparing to celebrate, together with the entire Church, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on October 4 and 5. In the context of this Jubilee Year, the theme “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” invites us to view migrants and refugees not only in their needs,...
9 August. International Day of Indigenous Peoples
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established August 9 as the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to promote cooperation among countries around the world to address and resolve the various problems affecting these communities in...
10th Anniversary of the encyclical “Laudato Si'” and Laudati Si’ Week (May 24–31)
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and during Laudato Si’ Week (May 24–31), the JPIC General Secretariat invites each organism and its communities to organize a special Creation-focused Mass. We offer liturgical materials adapted by...
International Workers Day
International Mother Earth Day 2025
Dear sisters and brothers, April 22 we commemorate the INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY, and as the JPIC Team of the Claretian Family, we share this material for awareness and reflection on a reality that necessarily involves us—as part of humanity and as a believing...