WORLD FAMILY OF RADIO MARIA RADIO MARIA WORLD CONGRESS: THE JOY OF BEING A GROWING FAMILY
has now spread to five continents and is constantly growing. Over 200 delegates from 80 countries, cultures and languages gather in the name of Mary and of Her project. What progress has been made from that small Erba parish, near Como, and from that first “home made” radio!
Father John Tino, director of RM USA, participated for the first time in our congress: “Given that it was my first congress I was struck by the close communion, in particular between the directors and presidents when praying, sharing experiences and ideas and with the feedback on presentations on
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daily content. It is evident that Pope Francis has confirmed this communion for Radio Maria’s mission.” Peter Sonneborn, a collaborator of RM Germany who organized some of the programmes and the technical area said: “I brought home in my heart the sense of being a real large family, united in prayer, spirituality and mutual assistance. A family in which God, Our Lady and St Joseph operate in incredible ways.”
In Africa, the continent where the Radio Maria project is expanding the most, the feelings are similar. For many it was also an occasion to visit Rome, the centre of Christianity in
Participants at the Sixth Radio Maria World Congress
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