Xaverian Mission Newsletter - 2010: Jan.-Mar.

The Global Mission of the Church: Gateway to Solidarity

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2010 - Jan-Mar
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The Global Mission of the Church: Gateway to Solidarity

Speaking from the Vatican on Christmas, Pope Benedict XVI warned that the world was heading towards ruin if selfishness were to prevail over solidarity during tough economic times for rich and poor nations. “If people look only to their own interests, our world will certainly fall apart,” he told tens of thousands of worshippers gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

This issue of Xaverian Mission Newsletter seeks to share some extraordinary efforts in selflessness and a deep, ardent desire to share Jesus Christ with the world. Some contemporary challenges to our work in Japan, celebrating faith among young adults in the USA, a unique way to act in solidarity with Africa, and more are ways to pray and celebrate the cultural diversity of the American Catholic Church. All of these are exceptional acts of solidarity.

John Paul II said: “Peoples everywhere, open the doors to Christ! His Gospel in no way detracts from the human person’s freedom, from the respect that is owed to every culture and to whatever is good in each religion. By accepting Christ, you open yourselves to the definitive Word of God, to the One in whom God has made himself fully known and has shown us the path to himself.”

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