"Sow Seeds of Hope and Peace"

World Day of  Prayer for Vocations falls on 21 April. In his message for this year's remembrance,  Pope Francis calls all Christians to "be pilgrims of hope and builders of peace" in a world experiencing tremendous challenges - "a third world war fought piecemeal; the flood of migrants...; the burgeoning numbers of the poor; the threat of irreversibly compromising the health of our planet. To say nothing of all the difficulties we encounter each day, which at times risk plunging us into resignation or defeatism"

He concludes by calling the Christian community to "rise up...and set out as pilgrims of hope,... messengers of joy, sources of new life and artisans of fraternity and peace".

Read the complete message here