Mission Magazine Summer 2023

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Propagation of the Faith:
BEING NOT AFRAID
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Society of St. Peter:
THE INVALUABLE ROLE OF
RELIGIOUS SISTERS IN THE FUTURE OF
INDIA’S CHRISTIANS
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Missionary Union:
DO YOU PRAY FOR YOUR SON
TO BE A PRIEST OR A DOCTOR?
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MCA:
WELDING A FUTURE,
ONE BED AT A TIME
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EDITOR’S NOTE
On the cover
With 1.4 billion citizens, India
is the world’s largest country,
and much like the United
States it is home to some 20
million Catholics. The difference
lies in the fact that in this
Asian subcontinent they represent
less than 1.6 percent of
the total population, while here
Catholics are the second largest
religious group, representing
23 percent of all Americans.
Hence, we dedicate an entire
edition of MISSION Magazine
to document the joys and
struggles of India, a land that
first heard the Gospel from the
Apostle St. Thomas.
The Pontifical Mission Societies USA
This is Jeanne Bigard who, together with her mother back in the
19th century, founded The Society of St. Peter the Apostle to
support mission vocations, both priestly and religious. Through
your support, you will be helping 28,000 major seminarians and
a similar number of religious women and men as they prepare for
a life dedicated to Christ and the Gospel.
follow us at @TPMS_USA
PUBLISHER: REV. MSGR. KIERAN E. HARRINGTON,
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
EDITOR/WRITER: INÉS SAN MARTÍN
PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF
THE PONTIFICAL MISSION SOCIETIES
IN COOPERATION WITH DIOCESAN OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES
©THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH
MEMBER, CATHOLIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION
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