The significance of lay catechists is enormous and essential to the work of evangelization. The Salesians saw the value of having catechists as they preached and converted people in the northeastern part of India. Therein lies the need to train lay people to be effective Catholic catechists in the Indian subcontinent.
Aloísio Gonzaga, a Bayingyi from Myanmar, relates his powerful experience at the World Youth Day, from being able to share his community’s struggle in Myanmar to being uplifted by Pope Francis’ words of encouragement.
Fatima was the first stopover for the young Portuguese-speaking Catholics who will represent the Diocese of Macau at the World Youth Day. Early last week, three local juvenile pilgrims prayed the Holy Rosary before a crowd in the Chapel of the Apparitions, the heart of the Fatima Shrine.
The Comboni Missionary Center of Maia, on the outskirts of Porto, was until Sunday the temporary home of almost 40 Chinese-language young Catholics from Macau who are going to take part in the 37th edition of the World Youth Day. In Northern Portugal, Macau’s entourage joined the Comboni Youth Day Meeting, thanks to the help of an old acquaintance.
The life of a seafarer is a hard one. Only prayer can truly allow those who work at sea the ability to connect with heaven amidst the difficulties of life and seek spiritual and temporal graces.
The divide between North Korea and South Korea has been one of economic, social and political disparity. While there are some positive signs toward the bridging of this separation, continued prayers for the same are the need of the hour.
Focolare president Margaret Karram upheld the organisation’s ideal of promoting brotherhood among all faiths through dialogue and thus achieving peace. She also referred to Asia as the continent of hope during her visit to the continent.
A Latin-Malay dictionary published in Malacca 400 years ago shows that the word ‘Allah’ was already used to describe the biblical God in the local language. Nothing new in the East, therefore.
An age-old evil of subjugating humans is still very much prevalent in our world today. Fr. Emmanuel Parvez bravely fights on for his poverty-stricken parishioners who find themselves in the vice grip of slavery through debt.
The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies’ work to bolster the effective spread of the good news of the Gospel commenced on May 31, on the heels of Pope Francis’ exhortation to ‘speak with the heart.’
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