In 2023, Pope Francis declared that the Catholic Church’s first World Children’s Day would take place on 25-26 May, 2024. The event focus will take place in Rome, but the Pope calls on Catholics around the globe to celebrate this special day in their own Diocese too. World Children’s Day invites children from around the globe, including those of other faiths, to join together in friendship and prayer.
Like Jesus, we want to put children at the centre and care for them.
Pope Francis
Mission Together is encouraging pupils to join with their global sisters and brothers and celebrate World Children’s Day in their school or parish. We’ve produced several resources to assist this which can be downloaded below. Find out more about World Children’s Day by visiting the official website.
The next World Children’s day hosted in Rome takes place on 25-27 September 2026.
World Children’s Day Assembly
World Children’s Day assembly notes (3594 downloads) World Children’s Day assembly slides (2669 downloads)Celebration of the Word
WCD Celebration of the Word notes (2841 downloads) WCD Celebration of the Word slides (2767 downloads)Virtual Map and Explorer Worksheets
Through our Virtual Map children can explore our global home and learn about their sisters and brothers around the world. Click here to visit the map.
Explorer Worksheets: Set One (14287 downloads) Explorer Worksheets. Set Two (11996 downloads) Explorer Worksheets: Set Three (8333 downloads) Explorer Worksheets: EYFS (5325 downloads)Words for our World
Words for our World invites pupils to learn more about our global family by reading books based within each of the Mission Rosary continents. Click here to find out more.
The Mission Rosary
The Mission Rosary is made up of five sets of different coloured beads, each colour representing a continent. Through it’s use, children around the world pray for each other. Click here to find out more.
Prayers for our Continents (10818 downloads)Celebrating our Cultures
World Children’s Day provides a great opportunity to celebrate your school families cultural diversity. Download the resource below for ideas.
Celebrating our Cultures (2981 downloads)