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Pope Francis to Youth: On Loving and Receiving love

 
 
The Pope teaches an important lesson during to youth during his visit to the Philippines. 
   Xaverian Family News
Sharing Thailand's Story

 
 
From Thailand, the youngest mission country of our missionary family, we would like to share you our story. We believe that we are drawing a story of being a community of Jesus' disciples with the people where we have been sent as missionaries and with you to whom this story is told. People whom you find in the following pictures are indeed the actors of this incredible story. We, as missionaries, would be better to be called the story-tellers. We are working in the area where the ethnic minority groups are extremely present. The bishop of Nakonshawan Diocese has asked our community to take care of a parish mostly dominated by Akha Tribe. Most of them migrated from Chiangrai Province where their ancestors went to settle after many years of migration from Burma and southern-China, their homeland. In the pictures you will see our wooden church, both exterior and interior; the Akha people in their traditional dress, a dance performed by the Akha teenagers and some pictures taken during the feast of the parish. Our parish is named after St. Joseph the worker. A Thai priest who once had pioneered the catholic presence among them, has chosen such a name as he discovered that the Akha people are hard-working people. Most of them work as farmers. The parish now is served by three Xaverian missionaries from three different countries: Father Thierry from Cameroon (the parish priest), Fr. Mathia from Italy and Fr. Tardelly from Indonesia.
~ Fr. Reynaldo Tardelly SX

Active Catholic Teens in Service
 
Father Alex Rodriguez supports to this collaborative ministry of the St. Edward, St. Patrick and St. Richard parishes in Racine WI. Check out their Facebook page for latest news and events.  
Young Catholics in Scotland Stand for Justice


More than 1,000 young people from across Scotland took part in a youth rally on Thursday, 16th June, standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with those who are persecuted and oppressed for their religious faith. The event, involving 26 Catholic schools, was organised by the Scottish office of Aid to the Church in Need, the Catholic charity for persecuted and oppressed Christians. Learn more. 
Refugee Awareness  


International Refugee Day
In a world where violence forces hundreds of families to flee each day, the UN Refugee Agency believes now is the time to show world leaders that the global public stands with refugees, and it launched its #WithRefugees petition on June 20th to send a message to governments that they must work together and do their fair share for refugees. Learn more.  More information can be found at Refugees International
 
Reason Rally for Us All  


Dialogue is a deeply human response to secular bashing and religious bashing. It is a more thoughtful and profound way that transcends our hurt and anger, our ignorance and stereotyping that is not looking for a winner, who is right, and who is wrong, but what we hold together, our common ground.  Discover more.
 
Come Pass It On Again!

...and Again and Again and Again!
...and Again and Again and Again!


Xaverian Missionaries

"Making the world one family" with a Passion for Christ; and a Passion for Humanity!

 

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