(UCA News) — On Mission Sunday, Oct. 19, India will bleed and breathe simultaneously. Manipur’s families will huddle in makeshift shelters as ethnic violence rages on. Young people’s unemployment will be consuming dreams in Mumbai’s slums.

Religious hatred poisons villages that once celebrated festivals together. Yet, in this broken landscape, the Catholic Church faces its greatest challenge — not to retreat into safety but to spark a revolution of love.

The future Church will not be confined within cathedral walls. Pope Benedict XVI clearly recognized this: Christianity’s future belongs to smaller communities filled with genuine faith, not comfortable compromises. 

In Manipur, where displaced families wait for the Church’s promised new homes, something more profound emerges. Imagine having “kingdom villages” where Catholic volunteers teach drought-resistant farming alongside the Gospel message of hope. Each rebuilt home becomes a sign of resurrection. Each shared meal declares that God’s Kingdom is not a distant heaven — it is neighbors helping neighbors survive.

The Church must become India’s laboratory of creative hope. While young Indians scroll social media for meaning, why........

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