Ask God for Zeal!
Yoda: Do or do not. There is no try I have a confession to make, one which I know might lose me some friends and even some...
Category: Christian Mission
Irish Missionaries in South Africa – Poverty, Chastity and (d)is-Obedience
A new documentary charts the experience of Irish missionaries under apartheid and afterwards. Günther Simmermacher watched the film — and recommends it. Missionaries from many countries...
Catholic Missionary Priest Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Fr Pedro Opeka,...
Twenty Catholic Missionaries Killed Worldwide in 2020
Twenty Catholic missionaries were killed across the world in 2020, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies said Wednesday. Fides reported that those who lost their...
Salesians Express Concern about Confreres in Ethiopia Conflict Zone
As fighting continues in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, the Salesian order has had no contact with 25 priests and brothers who work in the region,...
Bishop: You Don’t Have To Leave Home To A Distant Country To Be A Missionary
By Mercy Maina – As Catholics globally marked World Mission Sunday on October 18, a Bishop in Botswana has reminded all the baptised in the Southern African nation...
Vatican: World Mission Sunday Isn’t Cancelled Because Of Covid-19
By Cindy Wooden – The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is “as unique as it is rare” because offerings are made...
Institute for Urban Ministry Consultation – Transform Your City
Every 2 years the Institute for Urban Ministry hosts an interactive Consultation to bring together faith-driven individuals and organisations who are committed to transforming their cities. This year’s...
Pope: Church Becomes Sick When Not the Proclaiming Gospel
By Junno Arocho Esteves – If the Church fails to go out and proclaim the Gospel to those who are lost or forgotten, it risks falling ill to...
Catholic Media Vital For Accurate News, Stories Of Faith, Hope
By Julie Asher – The president of SIGNIS urged the world’s bishops as the “chief storyteller” in their diocese to use all media at their disposal to...
South Africa’s Time for Resurrection
For many Catholics, this year’s Holy Week is an experience of “virtual church”—those truly observing the lockdown, or people like my parents in their 80s, who are...
The Bishop Who Serves A Whole Country
An Agentinian who knows Pope Francis from Buenos Aires serves as the only bishop of Eswatini. Bishop José Luís Ponce de León is interviewed by MANDLA ZIBI....
