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Redemptoris Missio

The Dispatch

From Christendom times to apostolic times

February 10, 2021 George Weigel 15

Thirty years ago, on January 22, 1991, Pope John Paul II’s eighth encyclical, Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of the Redeemer), was published. In a pontificate so rich in ideas that its teaching has only begun to be […]

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Looking into the Future Through His Eyes: John Paul II, the Catholic Church, and the Crisis of the West

November 5, 2020 George Weigel 12

Editor’s note: For several years now, the many institutions of higher education in Kraków have jointly sponsored annual “John Paul II Days,” typically held in November: a series of lectures and symposia dedicated to a […]

The Dispatch

I believe the Church because I believe in God

May 15, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 1

Heaven is indeed our final goal – the Church Triumphant. We need to keep our eyes fixed on that goal. […]

The Dispatch

On the 40th anniversary of the first Evangelical-Catholic dialogue on mission

November 3, 2017 Ines Angeli Murzaku 1

The starting point of the 1977 conversations was how Catholics and Evangelicals serve the same mission of evangelizing, drawing people to God, using different approaches […]

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Pope Francis spoke for about 45 minutes with journalists on his return flight to Rome at the end of his ten-day trip to Cuba and the United States. The Holy Father answered questions about clergy […]

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