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Dear Members and Readers, The theme of the January-February issue of the SEDOS Bulletin is, “Mission in the Peripheries.” The theme suggests that mission is not simply for those on…

All have been commissioned to spread the faith. It is Jesus himself who calls us to do so: “Go out into all the world and preach the gospel to all…

  Introduction Throughout Church tradition, there has been a strong emphasis on caring for the poor and marginalised in society. Jesus himself taught that helping the poor is a central…

  The Poor in Theology The poor became a prominent theme in theology with Latin American liberation theology’s advocacy of a ‘preferential option for the poor.’ Until then, in theology,…

The purpose of our missionary life is to bring fullness of life and God’s goodness to others, especially caring for those in need. Since the beginning of SVD mission in…

Introduction The topic of challenges to the Indian context, arguably, is very complex in as much as every number of the Encyclical offers a challenge to the Indian context. This…

From early childhood towards priesthood. On 3 January 1840, the seventh child of the De Veuster family was born in the Brabant village of Tremelo in Belgium. The father, Frans,…

Haïti, le 02 mai 2023. J’ai commencé mon voyage en partant de la communauté de Carrefourjoute, au sud, pour me rendre à Port-au-Prince, la capitale. Comme il était encore tôt,…