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"One has to know how to overcome one’s adversity to improve one’s life," says Mrs. Deuri

Neak Loeung community is of Vietnamese origin. The people left their homeland due to persecution by the authorities to settle in Banam village, which is now in Neak Loeung, located in Peam Ro district, Prey Veng province, 66 km from Phnom Penh, the country's capital.

A Nepalese woman named Chalmaya Thapa, age 40, has a persistent cervical condition. Due to her deteriorating health, she cannot work in agriculture with her husband to supplement the family's income.

"Through his example of life, there are many vocations for the religious life (nuns and priests). Father Fernandez, just like a drop of honey, has attracted so many young people, boys and girls, to embrace the religious or priestly life," said Father Anacleto.

Cardinal William Goh is a man of simplicity known for his down-to-earth responses and lively sermons, he is a faithful servant leader who finds joy in extending a helping hand to others. For His Eminence, genuine happiness can only be found in giving and serving.

Known as the Adopt-A-Seminarian Scholarship Program, this educational grant looks at offering monetary assistance to more deserving young men aspiring for the priesthood.

A Buddhist nun visited a Catholic nun in Jakarta, Indonesia, exchanging their respective lives as ‘missionaries.’

Shereen delivers Jesus to others through her work as a breath coach. By combining scientific practices and her deep love for God, she was able to provide courses that bring stillness while being guided by the Holy Spirit.

In India, women are generally seen as the light of the home. The worship of Hindu goddesses bears witness to the reality of the respect and recognition given to women in Indian culture. Yet, women suffer discrimination and abuse, as evident from gender inequality.

"Roberto was directly involved with Toowoomba Languages, the Cultural Festival, and Harmony Day events. An early advocate for Toowoomba becoming a Refugee Welcome Zone and a City of Peace and Harmony, for two years Roberto built community support, then successfully presented the proposal to Council for Toowoomba to be declared the Third Refugee Welcome Zone in Queensland in 2019," the publication said.

“It’s really hard to describe the fulfillment every time you experience it,” Villajos explained. “But it’s fulfilling when a particular church activity is successful. It’s fulfilling to serve and see the parishioners appreciate it,” says Leahna Villajos.

“Looking back on my long life, I can only thank the Good Lord for all that He in His Divine Mercy has done for me and in me, and through me with the humble poor Q'eqchi' indigenous people of Guatemala,” Father Jorge Puthenpura SDB

St. Luke’s College of Socio-Pastoral Formation Center, formerly known as St. Luke’s catechetical school, is also playing a vital role in producing catechists and good leaders for Kachin State, Myanmar.

The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) Sisters completes 100 years of missionary work in Prang Hkudung Parish, of Banmaw Diocese in Myanmar.

Father Joy is a missionary in every sense proclaiming the ‘Gospel of seeds’ among the farmers and sowing seeds of compassion and goodness among the people at the periphery.

“His poverty did not deter him from his determination to achieve something big. Now Susanto Beero, is a good example for our young people to pray and dream big coupled with strong determination, perseverance and hard work that one can `move mountains’,” said Father Alwyn Michael Joseph D’Souza

An Indian layman, Michael Peria, Director cum Conductor of Hyderabad Archdiocesan Choir has composed a hymn for the synodal Church.

An Italian priest who was a missionary for over four decades in Bangladesh, Father Carlo Buzzi made a unique contribution to the Bangladesh church to help children, the poor, needy and ethnic people.

"One woman told me that she saw her house burn down completely in 20 minutes. Only a small hut remains, where she now lives with her husband. It is very painful for them to wake up every morning and see only ruins around them." Sister Marta Meshko

“The project was started not only to give education to village youth but also to liberate them from caste-based discrimination. It is also a way to save their families from poverty,” Father Christopher