Surplices and Albs

PHOTO GALLERY: West Africa dedicates a new shrine to St. John Paul

Forty years ago, Pope St. John Paul II highlighted the urgency of adapting evangelization to meet the challenges of modern society. Inspired by his words, the Marian Fathers established their mission in Cameroon in 1999, building their first church in Atok and a seminary in Ngoya. The small chapel they constructed in Minkama in 2014 became their third significant undertaking in the region.

Are you discouraged? This video of the Pope is for you

In his prayer intention for December, Pope Francis invites us to pray “that this Jubilee strengthen us in our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in the midst of our lives, transforming us into pilgrims of Christian hope.” The Pope invites us to be pilgrims of hope in a world that “needs it a lot,” and that “through us, let us allow it to reach everyone who is looking for it.”