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FILIPINO FOCUS

Bad For Our Health?

The Philippines economy is ill. As President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says: the country is in a "fiscal crisis". This would entail "belt-tightening" for the people, as well as imposition of new taxes. Read

WORLDS IN DIALOGUE

Weaving the fabric of peace

Jane McGrory describes how religion can be a resource for peace in areas of conflict in South East Asia. Read

VOCATION STORIES

Living To Serve

- by V. Mchabela

What is a Priest? Read

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Zimbabwe - Explosive Situation

CHURCH LEADER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST GOVERNMENT INJUSTICE

"With its lies the government is pushing half of the population towards poverty!" says Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, second largest town in Zimbabwe.

United Arab Emirates - Within Limits

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LIMITED FOR CHRISTIANS ON THE ARAB PENINSULA

"It is very difficult to keep the Catholic faith alive in countries with a Muslim majority." That was the perspective recently offered by Bishop Giovanni Gremoli, the apostolic vicar of Arabia.

Thailand - Challenging Education

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS UPHOLD RELIGIOUS AND THAI CULTURE

Thailand's Catholic schools aim to meet new challenges and offer irreplaceable values.

Australia - Launching Out

MELBOURNE ARCHBISHOP DECLARES EVANGELIZATION NO.1 PRIORITY

Archbishop D. Hart recently opened an Archdiocesan Office for Evangelization, following a new pastoral letter admitting new challenges facing the Church and underlining evangelization as his "foremost pastoral priority".

Brazil - For All To See

POPULAR MISSIONS LAUNCHED BY CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BRAZIL

To offer a concrete contribution to the National Evangelization Program launched by the Church in Brazil with the theme "We want to see Jesus - the Way, the Truth and the Life", the first National Seminar on Popular Missions was held recently in Brasilia.

Vol. XVI × No. 10

NOVEMBER 2004

THIS Month's Editorial

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from the 5 continents.

MISSION TODAY

Challenge to Faith

ARGENTINA: Is it a Catholic country?

MISSION in SOCIETY

UN-World Hunger Hangs On

Poverty isn't the only factor.

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MISSION in ACTION

Making A Difference - by T. Staley

Missionaries say people in Sudan, Chad embrace Catholic Faith. Read

MISSION ISSUES

Web of War

by M. Zaurrini -MISNA

Where does the Darfur crisis in Sudan begin?

WM SPECIAL THE MISSION OF EDUCATION

Positive Influence

- by Tina Beattie - CIIR

Building an awareness of citizenship, social justice and human rights must be a major goal of education, writes Tina Beattie. Read more

The Teacher Who Liberates

- by Michael Kirwan SJ - CIIR

Being a Christian is about discovering that we have been entrusted to shape our own lives in freedom Read

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