The International Congress of Families, held at Guadalajara, Mexico, came to a close on March 3. Three members of the Missionary Community of St. Paul the Apostle (MCSPA) were invited to participate in the congress so as to make known the missionary work in Africa and to animate and seek support for the nutritional programmes being carried out in the missions there.

Approximately 10,000 persons gathered together for the congress to learn about the different critical themes concerning the role of the family in today’s world.

The MCSPA is grateful to those families who showed an interest in supporting the families at our missions in Africa.

The event concluded with a mass presided by the Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, the Archbishop of Guadalajar (His Eminence Francisco Cardinal Robles) and the Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese (Most Rev. Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa), together with about 20 other priests.

By Luz María Mejía, MCSPA
at Guadalajara, México