Xaverian Mission Newsletter - 2009: Oct.-Dec.

The Church which knows neither Borders nor Frontiers

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2009 - Oct-Dec
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The Church which knows neither Borders nor Frontiers

“The universal Church, which knows neither borders nor frontiers, feels responsible for announcing the Gospel to whole peoples. It is the duty of the Church, seed of hope by vocation, to continue Christ’s service in the world.”

Pope Benedict XVI emphasized these words in his yearly message for World Mission Sunday which was celebrated by all parishes in the USA this past October. 

He goes on to say: “The Church wishes to transform the world with the proclamation of the Gospel of love, ‘that can always illuminate a world grown dim and give us the courage needed to keep living and working… and in this way to cause the light of God to enter into the world’. It is to this mission and to this service, that I call, also with this Message, all the members and institutions of the Church to participate.”

It is with these words that we dedicate this issue of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter and bring you stories from the street children of Bangladesh, typhoons and earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia, interreligious dialogue in the United States, news of this great mission from around the world. We also want to share with you a special program of the US Bishops and Catholic Relief Services called: Catholics Confront Global Poverty.

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