Articles on this issue "missionaries"
John Paul II honored the memory of missionaries killed last year and presented them as witnesses of Christ, the only Savior of the world. The Day of Martyred Missionaries, promoted by the …
read moreThe poverty, injustice and secularism that darken contemporary society demand a bold proclamation of Christ as Lord, says John Paul II. The Pope expressed this message today when he received …
read moreLast year saw the lives of 35 Catholic missionaries -- bishops, priests, religious and lay people -- ended violently. So says the news agency Fides of the Congregation for the Evangelization …
read moreSister Nirmala, who succeed Mother Teresa as superior-general of the Missionaries of Charity, was robbed Saturday by bandits during a tour of rural areas in eastern India. Sister Nirmala was …
read moreA 62-year-old religious of the De La Salle Christian Brothers was murdered in his school office, reportedly by the father of a pupil who had been expelled for bad behavior. Brother Ignacio …
read moreThree missionaries kidnapped last week in the Amazon region were released in a good state of health, according to the provincial superior of the Consolata missionaries. The Consolata …
read moreCulture is a "significant Areopagus" of the Church's missionary action, says John Paul II. The Pope said this at a meeting to present the book "Faith and Culture: Anthology of Texts of Papal …
read moreAfter a century and a half, the Pontifical Missionary Society of Holy Childhood is still helping children extend a helping hand to millions of their contemporaries worldwide. The group, which …
read moreA German missionary priest was found murdered after Christmas Eve Mass at an novitiate in Akono, apparently the victim of robbers. Father Anton Probst, 68, a Claretian missionary, was found …
read moreAt least 29 Catholics were killed in 2003 while carrying out their missionary work, including lay people and an archbishop, says the Vatican missionary agency Fides. The most recent deaths …
read moreCardinal Crescenzio Sepe closed the 2nd American Mission Congress with a strong call to holiness and evangelization. "Church in America, 'duc in altum!' (put out into the deep!)" exhorted the …
read moreThe Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions now has an online edition of its AsiaNews service. The agency, which has been publishing social, cultural and religious news on Asia since 1986, …
read moreLast Sunday, thousands of young people gathered in Guatemala City’s Cathedral to receive the "Mission Candle" of the 2nd American Mission Congress. Each section of the diocese lit candles of …
read moreThe greatest challenge is the new evangelization for greater justice and solidarity, and peace through dialogue, says Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga. The archbishop of Tegucigalpa, …
read moreA novena will be held throughout Guatemala in spiritual preparation for the 2nd American Missionary Congress. The novena for CAM2 will take place at the national level Nov. 14-22. It is being …
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