The Catholic Church Continues its Growth Against All Odds in Turkmenistan
Fr. Diego Sáez Martín, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate, sent the pontifical press agency Fides a report of his three weeks of apostolate in Turkmenistan spent helping his fellow priests prepare for the 2017 Christmas festivities.
The mission was “a very positive experience” for the religious, who says the “participation in the catechesis held in the church of Ashgabat was very high; the entire community of the capital was present - about 100 people - but there were also those who came from other parts of the country.”
Along with another priest, Fr. Sáez “traveled about 2000 km (about 1200 miles), also meeting Muslims who wanted to know our faith. We also visited a family converted from Islam to Christianity.”
According to the religious, the Catholic community in Turkmenistan is undergoing “a process of transformation”, “with an increasing percentage of ethnic Turkmen faithful”.
There is hope, for the community is growing “with enthusiasm and could be even bigger, because there is great interest” in the Catholic Faith.
Unfortunately, “there are only two priests for the whole country and this represents a great limitation,” concludes Fr. Sáez.
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Source: Fides / FSSPX.News
