The Holy Father came to promote ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue during his visit. Coming into a region where Christians make up a tiny part of the population, he sought to assure Muslims and Jews that the Church was a partner in the attempt to build a better world. In...

I had the great privilege to live and work in the Philippines for thirteen years. The commitment of the Xaverian Missionaries carried me through extraordinary experiences with some marvelous people, some of the poor of the Philippines. I have also witnessed the culture of poverty that destroys families and...

The Catholic concern for global climate change and its impact on the mission of the Church is finding a more clarion voice from the Holy See and the US Catholic Bishops, finding a recent tool for awareness and action in the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change. Partnership with other...

Here is an interview with Xaverian Missionary Fr. Joe Matteucig on Catholic TV in Boston. Fr. Joe, together with other religious missionaries, promote awareness and involvement in the mission of the Church throughout the world. Why do you think the outreach of the Catholic Church is so vital today?...

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“Africa is called to hope through you and in you! With Jesus Christ who had walked on the African soil, Africa can become the continent of hope”, said Pope Benedict XVI addressing the bishops of Cameroon, the representatives of the African Bishops’ Conference, the priests and the faithful, during...

“Human rights are closely linked to the church’s mission in the world. They are the basis of social and international peace. What social, economic, political, or cultural program that describes itself as “humanistic” could fail to bring “the human person” to the fore? Yet human rights are violated, undermining...

For International Women’s Day we missionaries know well the price women have paid in the 19 countries we work worldwide. This song is a tribute to those women who carry great burdens and yet continue to feed and nurture their families....

The main purpose of interreligious dialogue is to break down walls between religions, said Archbishop Joseph Marino, apostolic nuncio to Bangladesh. Bhai Piara Singh speaking at the gathering. Archbishop Joseph Marino is seated behind (extreme left).He was speaking to a gathering of 150 Christians and Sikhs at a Sikh...

As is the case for most of sub-Saharan Africa, African Traditional Religion (ATR) is the indigenous religion of Sierra Leone. When the early forebears and later progenitors of Islam and Christianity arrived, they met Sierra Leone indigenes with a remarkable knowledge of God and a structured religious system. Successive...