Missionary priest in Pakistan spreads the Word of Christ in places of hardship

Pope Francis in his message for World Mission Day on October 23rd called on the faithful to take up the courage of early Christians. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser spoke to Fr. Robert McCulloch, who has been a missionary priest in Pakistan for 3 decades. Fr. McCulloch discusses what he did in Pakistan and what brought him there. The priest shares what the most important thing is for missionaries to bring to places like Pakistan, where there are blasphemy laws which are a threat to Christians. Fr. McCulloch explains a decoration he has with him that he received from the president of Pakistan himself.

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