"We must explain that we are animated by the Spirit of the Gospel: we do not want to impose our faith but we do want to announce it. The Church is not a non governmental organisation it is at the service of the Proclamation of the Word."
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“Our intention is not to impose the Gospel but to proclaim it with our lives” President of Bishops Conference in Rome for ad limina visit tells Fides (16 May 2007) Fides News Agency
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Jean-Gabriel Diarra
Jean-Gabriel Diarra (12 July 1945 – 28 October 2019) was a Malian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of San.
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