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Missions Should Facilitate Encounter with Christ, Not Complicate It, Pope Francis Says

May 21, 2020

Missionary work is a cooperation with the Holy Spirit to bring people to Christ; it does not benefit from overcomplicated programs or fancy advertising campaigns, Pope Francis said Thursday.

Pope Francis at the General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome, Dec. 13, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Creates Emergency Fund to Tackle Coronavirus in Mission Territories

Apr 6, 2020

Pope Francis has created an emergency fund for those affected by coronavirus in mission countries

Pontifical Mission Societies

Missions Should Facilitate Encounter with Christ, Not Complicate It, Pope Francis Says

Pope Creates Emergency Fund to Tackle Coronavirus in Mission Territories

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