FEBRUARY 2010 ISSUE

Empowering the Weakest

For this issue, World Mission chose two vivid examples of faith in action. One comes from far away Brazil, and tells us of a Church’s mental health project which intends to heal the psychological damages induced by extreme poverty. The other is in the Philippines itself, where a world’s renowned foundation, PREDA, has been working for decades to free endangered children and to empower the weakest wherever they may be. Its founder and president, Fr. Shay Cullen, explains: “Mission is spreading the good news that we have God-given rights, we are God’s family, and that everyone is precious, no matter how poor or needy.” An option that we all must adopt and share.

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FEATURE OF THE MONTH

SAVING CHILDREN

For 36 years, Fr. Shay Cullen and his PREDA Foundation have been rescuing and freeing children from the slavery of drugs, sexual exploitation and petty crime which brought many young boys to jail. His passion to free young people is inspired by the Gospel where Jesus says that He has come to save the oppressed and captives.

by FR. JOSÉ REBELO
Comboni Missionary
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AFRICA: A CONTINENT INCREASINGLY URBANIZED

In 1960, the “Year of Africa," when most African states became independent, there was only one city in sub-Saharan Africa with a population of more than 1 million inhabitants (Johannesburg, South Africa). Now, in 2010, it is estimated that at least 33 African cities have over 1 million people.

 
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VATICAN: TREASURES OF SECRET ARCHIVES REVEALED

A 13th-century letter from Genghis Khan's grandson demanding homage from Pope Innocent IV, and another from 20th century Japanese Emperor Hirohito are among a collection of documents from the Vatican's secret archives that have been published for the first time. The Holy See's archives contain scrolls, parchments and leather-bound volumes with correspondence dating back more than a thousand years.

 
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DUBAI: TALLEST SKYSCRAPER IN THE WORLD

The world’s tallest building opened its doors in Dubai with a superb show of fireworks and colored lanterns. To the surprise of many, the skyscraper measuring 828 meters that was called "Burj Dubai" during the construction, has been called “Burj Khalifa,” after the head of the federation of the Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan, Emir of Abu Dhabi.

 
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World Mission receives again a Catholic Mass Media trophy

World Mission (WM) was awarded another trophy by the prestigious Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) in its 31st edition. The magazine was distinguished as the Best Local Community/Parish Newspaper for the third consecutive year.

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QUOTES OF THE MONTH

“The Church is open to everyone because, in God, she lives for others!

  Pope Benedict XVI
in his traditional New Year address
to the diplomatic corps accredited
to the Holy See (January 11, 2010).

“The protection of Creation is not principally a response to an aesthetic need, but much more to a moral need, inasmuch as Nature expresses a plan of love and truth which is prior to us and which comes from God."

Idem, Ibidem

“We, the LAY FAITHFUL who compose 99.06% of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, look forward to new directions and a new pastoral approach within the Church that will bring real change in ourselves, our communities and our nation.”

Lay faithful’s letter
to bishops, priests and religious.

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