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Missionary month

The final goal of Mission Sunday is to remind Christians that the Church has been mandated by God “to proclaim mercy in every corner of the world, reaching every person, young and old.”
WM Special

A mystic in action

Most impressive in Mother Teresa's spiritual profile, who was declared saint on September 4, is her visible sense of compassion, selfless attention to others, bubbling enthusiasm, and unfailing…

WM Special

"St. Teresa lived spiritual poverty"

Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the official postulator for the canonization of Teresa of Calcutta, speaks in this interview of Mother Teresa’s mystical experiences and her struggle with interior darkness for…

WM Special

A life of service

Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala is considered the co-founder of the contemplative branch of the Missionaries of Charity, the priestly branch of Mother Teresa's congregation. His life, destined for a banking…

In This Issue

Frontiers
Frontiers

Daily Death Penalty

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro want to bring back the death penalty in the Philippines as a deterrent to crime. It can be said that the death penalty is already effectively…

October 2016

In Focus
In Focus

Proclaiming God’s boundless mercy

Pope Francis has titled his message for World Mission Sunday 2016 as "Missionary Church, Witness of Mercy." Francis centers his reflections on “Mission and Mercy” since, this year, the Church is…

October 2016

Insight
Insight

The Jesuit volunteer

The Virginia lawyer, governor and senator was picked by Hillary Clinton as her running mate to bring American Catholic voters back to Democrats in the November 8 elections. Is he up to the mission?

October 2016

Extraordinary People
Extraordinary People

The Angel of the Amazon

Silver-haired American nun Dorothy Stang (1931– 2005), who was killed, aged 73, on an Amazon road, looked more like an elderly American holidaymaker than a modern-day martyr. Her death was the…

October 2016

The Searcher's Path
The Searcher's Path

The new evangelizer

We do not have the account of Luke’s vocation but his diaphanous figure, as a disciple and missionary, appears in filigree in his two works: the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. A look at Luke’s…

October 2016

Editorial
Editorial

Missionary month

The final goal of Mission Sunday is to remind Christians that the Church has been mandated by God “to proclaim mercy in every corner of the world, reaching every person, young and old.”

October 2016

World Touch
World Touch

CHINA – VATICAN: Hopes for an agreement

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin (in photo), confirmed that “there are many hopes and expectations for new developments and a new stage in the relations between the Apostolic…

October 2016
World Touch

PHILIPPINES: Bishops welcome peace talks’ progress

Catholic bishops have welcomed an "indefinite ceasefire" declared by communist rebels following the first round of talks aimed at ending almost half-a-century of Maoist rebellion in the Philippines.

October 2016
World Touch

VIETNAM: New religious law

The Vietnamese government is speeding the approval process of its new law on religions and beliefs, which has been sharply criticised by the country’s religious leaders since April, 2015.

October 2016
World Touch

COLOMBIA: Peace, at last

"We welcome with hope the opportunities that should lead to putting an end to the armed conflict that has marked the history of the country for more than fifty years," the Bishops of Colombia…

October 2016
World Touch

MIDDLE EAST: Wars diminish life expectancy

Syria is particularly affected. War shaved off six years from men’s life expectancy (from 75 in 2010 to 69 in 2013), five from women’s (from 80 to 75). Millions of people have to face the consequences…

October 2016
World Touch

MONGOLIA: First native priest

Mongolia witnessed the ordination of its first indigenous priest, Fr. Joseph Enkh Baatar (in photo), a 29-year-old man who represents the first fruits of 24 years of missionary work in the east Asian…

October 2016
World Touch

ZIMBABWE: Violent police crackdown

Zimbabwe's Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has accused police of brutality and violating the rights of protesters during anti-government demonstrations.

October 2016
World Touch

MALAWI: Hard hit by famine and corruption

"Now it is hard to keep count. It happens in all villages with more and more frequency. Funerals with long vigils in the night and the sad daily processions, the most obvious signs that slowly, Malawi…

October 2016

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