by Beth | Dec 7, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
XIAN, China, DEC. 5, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See’s missionary news agency Fides expressed alarm over the beatings of nuns in Xian, China, and the subsequent news blackout. On Nov. 23, when they tried to stop the demolition of a diocesan school, which the...
by Beth | Sep 30, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
MISEVI has unveiled a website for II International Assembly. It will be held at the Berceau (France), Saint Vincent´s cradle, from the 26th to the 30th of December of 2005. The theme is: Open your eyes to the world and your heart to the Mission The objectives that we...
by Beth | May 24, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
NEW YORK (CNS) — A group of religious orders and other investors is asking the retail giant Wal-Mart to assess the company’s policies and practices in light of their “social, environmental and economic sustainability.” A resolution filed for...
by Beth | Mar 31, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
The Ricci Rountable on the History of Christianity in China has a story of Teodorico Pedrini who served in China for almost 50 years in the 18th century.He had been commisioned by the Pope in response to a request by the Kangxi Emperor for a European artist or...
by Beth | Jan 25, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
The Catholic News of Australia has picked up the story of the new Daughters of Charity Mission in the Cook Islands.Australian Sr Chula Sriwarakul, Irish Sr Sheila Browne and Srs Margaret O’Dywer, Mary Duong and Datie Quinn, all from the US, have arrived in the South...
by Beth | Oct 30, 2004 | Missions inter gentes
A moving account by Fr. Pedro Opeka, CM of his work with the poorest of the poor in Madagascar.From 29 April to 2 May 1989, Pope John Paul II visited Madagascar. One day, I was in the midst of thousands of young people who had come to see the Holy Father. During the...
