Articles on this issue "missionaries"
Chiou (Qui) Shenfu, also known as Father Esteban Aranáz, shares the singular story of his missionary vocation, which has taken him from his native land, Tarazona in Spain, to China and …
read moreThe Missionaries of Africa, better known as the "White Fathers," elected their first African superior general, Father Richard Baawobr, 51, native of Ghana. The priest, who was elected Monday …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the question-and-answer session Benedict XVI gave during an audience May 30 with children of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood. * * * Q: My name is …
read moreAn English missionary brother was killed in Kenya on Wednesday, the victim of unknown assailants. Brother Brian Thorp, 77, was slain in Lamu parish in the Archdiocese of Mombasa. The parish …
read moreI was a student of Father Victor [Sowing Hope in Sierra Leone], and he guided me through the difficult period as a teenager. His efforts as a teacher and brother in Christ will be with me for …
read moreAfter 30 years of missionary work in Sierra Leone, Xavierian Father Victor Bongiovanni says the youth of that West African nation need someone to listen to them and put hope in their hearts …
read moreTwenty-one people involved in ministry suffered violent deaths in 2007, including a priest and three deacons in Iraq. The Fides news agency, of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization …
read moreBenedict XVI expressed his gratitude for the work of missionary children, and encouraged them to continue assisting others with a spirit of generosity and faith. The Pope said this today, …
read moreHere is the text of the address Benedict XVI delivered today in English to superiors general of missionary societies, in Rome for a meeting organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today to the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square when he led the praying of the midday Angelus. * * * BENEDICT XVI ANGELUS St. …
read moreFaced with an increasingly secularized culture, every baptized person must become active in the Church's missionary activity, says Benedict XVI. This appeal was made in the Pope's message for …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today to the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square when he led the praying of the midday Regina Caeli. * * * Dear Brothers and …
read moreThe Church is one, holy, catholic, apostolic -- and missionary, says Benedict XVI. On the solemnity of Pentecost, the Pope observed that the Church "speaks in all languages and goes out to …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's May 5 address to the meeting of the superior council of pontifical mission societies and the congress of "fidei donum" missionaries. * * * …
read moreAll Christians can be missionaries in some way, and the experience of sharing the faith favors unity in the Church, Benedict XVI says. The Pope said that to participants in the council meeting …
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