Articles on this issue "missionaries"
Tapping the missionary potential of the Church in America requires full acceptance of the call to holiness, says a key evangelization official at the Vatican. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect …
read moreJohn Paul II described Mother Teresa as "one of the greatest missionaries of the 20th century," when he received more than 6,000 pilgrims who attended the beatification ceremony. "A missionary …
read moreAll the Missionaries of Charity wear the same white-and-blue habit that Mother Teresa made famous worldwide. The sari is the dress worn by Indian women. Those from wealthy families can spend …
read moreAvvenire).- Everyone knows about the Missionaries of Charity. Less known are the other branches of the religious family inspired by Mother Teresa's spirituality. Mother Teresa founded the …
read moreHere is Part II of the text of Father Joseph Langford, who shared with ZENIT his impressions of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Along with Mother Teresa, who will be beatified this Sunday, Father …
read moreAhead of Mother Teresa of Calcutta's beatification this Sunday, Missionary of Charity Father Joseph Langford shared with ZENIT his thoughts about her mission and the impact of her life. …
read moreThe Church in Africa has two missions -- at home and abroad, says a Vatican official. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, made that …
read moreMother Teresa loved the poor. She also loved prayer. The life of her Missionaries of Charity, in fact, calls for about four hours of prayer a day, says Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, one of the …
read moreMother Teresa had respect for other religions, but never compromised her own faith. This is but one facet of one of the 20th century's most outstanding figures. To learn more about her, ZENIT …
read moreHow was a frail little woman able to become one of the most outstanding figures of the 20th century, dedicating herself to the "poorest of the poor"? For the answer to this and other …
read moreThe canonization of Daniel Comboni encourages the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus to propose his revolutionary message again to the world, says the congregation's new superior. …
read moreJohn Paul II implored St. Josef Freinademetz, the newly canonized missionary of China, to watch over that country and the Asian continent. When the Pope met today with several thousand …
read moreDuring October, John Paul II will pray that Christian youth will be witnesses of Christ, so that the Church will have holy pastors and missionaries. Every month, the Pope offers his prayers …
read moreThe Catholic Church in China is overcoming the division caused by the Communist regime with the so-called patriotic church, says a missionary-journalist. Father Bernardo Cervellera, missionary …
read moreAn Indian court has handed down a death sentence to the ringleader of a group of men convicted of murdering an Australian missionary and his two young sons, BBC reported. Twelve others …
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