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Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia

Offices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia, 2018.
To visit these offices, it was about a two-hour trip each way from Kakata, due to both the distance and the dense Monrovia traffic, 2018.
Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP sharing with Archbishop Lewis Zeigler the proposed plans for the St Martin de Porres Community Center in Kakata. The Archbishop expressed his whole-hearted support with the stipulation that the completed center be run in a self-sufficient manner. Our session concluded with an Apostolic Blessing for the project.
Catholic Radio station in Liberia, 2018.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Monrovia, Liberia, is across the street from the Archdiocese offices (facing the altar), 2018.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, view of Sanctuary, 2018.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Monrovia, Liberia (facing the rear of the church), 2018.
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Catholic Parish Communities: Weala

The parish of St. Mary Magdalene is a small Catholic community 30 minutes from St. Christopher’s, at the northern tip of Margibi County, 2017
The inside of the church was simple and unadorned, 2017.
Though attendance was good, very few were qualified to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist due to a lack of Catechist Training and sacramental preparation, 2017.
Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP (new to the parish) took down the names of those seeking Sacraments so they could be organized and prepared, 2017.
Naomi asked the man in the green shirt if she could donate a new crucifix for the parish. He was in agreement, so one was shipped a couple months later, 2017
The parish received several upgraded during the next year, including the painting of the exterior, 2018.
More revisions included an interior coat of paint, new lectern and new crucifix, 2018.
The Weala community where the parish of St. Mary Magdalene is located, 2018.
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Catholic Parish Communities: Bong Mines

St. Paul Catholic Church, Bong Mines, about 30 minutes from Kakata, 2017.
This parish church was funded by the Germans in the last century when they established a mining community called Bong Mines, 2017.
Fr. George Okoro MSP and Fr. Walker (Parish Pastor) inside St. Paul’s, 2017.
Parish school construction underway behind the church building, 2017.
Fr. Walker is a Liberian diocesan priest (not from Nigeria, like at St Christopher’s), 2017.
The Head Catechist at St. Paul’s parish is also the chief brick-layer, 2017.