Xaveri Congo

Last updated
Xaveri Congo
TypeCongolese non-profit youth organization
PurposeCatholic youth organization
HeadquartersFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of Congo
Location
Membership42,000

Xaveri Congo is a Catholic youth organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1] [2] [3] Xaveri Congo is part of the African Xaveri Movement and a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap. [4]

History

Xaveri Congo was founded in 1952/53 in Congo. The foundation of Xaveri Congo was also the beginning of the African Xaveri Movement that spread also to different other African countries like Burundi (Xaveri Burundi), Rwanda (Xaveri Rwanda) and South Africa (Xaveri South Africa). [5] Unlike the scouts Xaveri considers itself an apostolic movement. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Humblest Uniform in Congo: Q&A with Simone Bazos - Roads & Kingdoms". Roads & Kingdoms. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  2. ↑ Ceuppens, Bambi (2004-01-01). Congo made in Flanders?: koloniale Vlaamse visies op "blank" en "zwart" in Belgisch Congo (in Dutch). Academia Press. ISBN   9789038203898.
  3. ↑ Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Social Development (1967-01-01). Directory of Regional Social Welfare Activities. UN.
  4. ↑ "Xaveri Democratic Republic Congo". fimcap.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Charité..................Toujours: Mouvement Xaveri Burundi". xaveriburundi.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. ↑ Rompaey, Lies Van (1995-01-01). "The Development of the Catholic Youth Organizations in the Belgian Congo (1908–1960)". Paedagogica Historica. 31 (sup1): 193–212. doi:10.1080/00309230.1995.11434845. ISSN   0030-9230.
Canterbury Cathedral 011 Medieval glass Thomas a Becket.JPG

This organization-related article on the Catholic Church or a Catholic institution is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.