Xaverian Mission Newsletter - 2009: July-Sept.

The Hopeful Journey of the African Catholic Church

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2009 - July-Sept
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The Hopeful Journey of the African Catholic Church

“How should the Gospel be proclaimed in Africa marked by hatred, wars and injustices?” The question is an invitation to the Church to start afresh from Christ. 

The Holy Father called a special gathering of the African Bishops this October 2009, its second since the monumental pastoral letter of John Paul II, The Church in Africa. It calls us all, especially as Americans in solidarity with Africa, with a special opportunity to not only learn about our brothers and sisters of the African Church, but to act together with them in order to build a new world in Christ.

In this issue of XMN, we hope the stories from some of our missionary experiences in Africa and the hope they portray encourage you to learn more about what we do in Africa and the many opportunities we all have to put our faith into action in extraordinary ways. Borrowing from our Bishops we can say, “a parish reaching beyond its own members and beyond national boundaries is truly a ‘catholic’ parish.”

The Xaverian Missionaries are deeply committed to the peoples of Africa in Cameroon, Chad, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and our newest mission in Mozambique on its eastern shores. Join us as global disciples of Jesus Christ!

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