Discipleship A Cross Borders

Parma (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee year of the Institute of St. Francis Xavier for foreign missions, whose members are known as "Xaverian missionaries" [began] with a mass presided by the Superior General, Father Fernando García, in the sanctuary of San Guido Maria Conforti in Parma, the Mother House of the Xaverians, which [was] broadcast in streaming... Read more.

Public masses are back in Scotland and our parish in Castlemilk Scotland, UK has been celebrating with a congregation. Check out their Facebook page for updates.

Our Fatima Shrine in Holliston MA, USA is holding Sunday Liturgies and Marian events outdoors. See their Facebook page for dates and times.

Prior to the current crisis, young people aged 15-24 were three times more likely than adults to be unemployed and often faced a prolonged school-to-work transition period. In post-COVID-19 societies, as young people are called upon to contribute to the recovery effort, they will need to be equipped with the skills to successfully manage evolving challenges and the resilience to adapt to future disruptions. Learn more.

It’s not in division that we move forward, it’s in togetherness: with the researchers, medical staff, scientists, teachers, friends, and neighbours behind the scenes. Discover European stories of solidarity and hope that encourage all of us to stand strong.

The first year of university is a chance for young adults to have a fresh start in a new city with a brand new group of friends. Many are told it will be the best year of their life. But what was it like when Covid-19 hit and the first year experience ended unexpectedly? Find out.

Priyanka Kotamraju (@peekayty ) introduces the Local Diaries: Untold Stories of Women podcast. She is an editor in the Chitrakoot Collective and an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity. Read and listen more.

Staying on the pulse on the pandemic is surprisingly difficult. Every day, the news cycle offers up another update about the virus and how to combat it, but even after months in quarantine, our foundation of knowledge is scattershot at best... What we need is an information campaign that’s eye-catching, wide-reaching, conveys a sense of urgency, and boils everything down so anyone can understand what we’re up against. Kontra COVID, an art and design campaign committed to fight against COVID-19 in the Philippines is making important information available to everyone. See more.

Africans can lead the charge to decolonize the profit-driven biomedical system by challenging European and American claims to prioritized access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more.

The Apostolic Administrator of Makeni Diocese in Sierra Leone, Bishop Natale Paganelli SX has issued a statement appealing for calm in the wake of the recent violent unrest in the city of Makeni and urged everyone to focus on the fight against COVID-19. Learn more.

Foodbank co-founder Fr. John Convery SX said: “We’ll ensure that every penny of the donation will be spent help struggling families to access food and essentials.

“Although the food bank was established five years ago at a time of austerity, it has been called to step up its operation due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and from us and on behalf of the many we seek to assist, we’d like to thank Barratt for its very generous donation.”  Read more. Connect with the Foodbank on Facebook.

"Mother was always serene, with a smile, and deep faith in God’s will.”

Sr. Rosetta could understand why the other nun was so confused. It was only 1954, after all, and she and Mother Celestine stood out for almost disappearing among the long veils propped up on starched forms of many the other religious women in the room. They were all nuns serving in the diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, but in simple, contemporary suits, the foundress of the Missionaries of Mary and Sr. Rosetta looked like lay people...Learn more.

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