Father Pontian Kaweesa faces a challenging task: He leads the national office of The Pontifical Mission Societies in Uganda, a country where a middle-class family survives on less than $3 a day, yet a seminary has to raise $600 a year for each young man studying for the priesthood.
In a world filled with strife and discord, there are still beacons of hope and love that shine brightly, illuminating the path for others to follow.
Pope Francis is set to make the first-ever papal visit to Mongolia August 31st to September 4th. A country with an estimated 1,450 Catholics, all of them have come to the faith after Mongolia began to abandon its communist ideology in 1992.
"The greatest dream is that of an ever closer and more coordinated missionary cooperation among all members of the Church," Pope Francis told the national directors of TPMS.
In a world filled with chaos and uncertainty, there are individuals who dedicate their lives to serving others, spreading the Gospel's message of love and hope. Sister Genevieve, hailing from Myanmar, is one such extraordinary person.
It's been only two months since, on Feb. 6, two consecutive earthquakes, the strongest recorded so far, shook southeast Turkey and parts of Syria.
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