Posts Tagged ‘Social outreach’

Mongolia – size does not matter to God

Monday, September 4th, 2023

Pope Francis assured one of the world’s smallest Catholic communities, Mongolia, that size does not matter to God. “God loves littleness, and through it, he loves to accomplish great things,” Pope Francis said during an address in Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar’s Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on September 2. Doubling down, he urged the Church Read more

Christchurch youth hostel ‘desperately needed’

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

A Christchurch community group wants a hostel to be built to accommodate the increasing number of young people who are struggling to find housing. The St John of God Waipuna Trust says an increasing number of young people have been looking for accommodation since the recent damaging earthquakes. Continue reading

Missionaries of Charity nun released from prison

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Sr Mary Eliza of Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was released from prison without any charges today. The court also ordered the release of Sr Mary’s passport and all documents of the Prem Nivasa (House of Love) convent seized for the purposes of an investigation into alleged irregularities at the home for pregnant Read more