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Bishop Jacek Tendej walks while praying

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Bishop Jacek Tendej of the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia in Papua New Guinea walks while praying before the Blessed Sacrament to avoid mosquitoes that make it impossible to pray while standing still, according to Vatican News.

The diocese consists of only 5 percent land, with the remaining area being water. Reaching some pastoral communities requires a boat journey of up to three days. Tendej described the region as the end of the world during a discussion with Vatican News regarding World Mission Sunday.

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  1. Oct 17, 10:03 PM Vatican News Polski Trzy doby łodzią do parafii. Polski biskup na końcu świata
  2. Oct 18, 1:42 AM Vatican News Three days by boat: A missionary bishop at the ends of the earth
  3. Oct 18, 2:17 AM Vatican News Italiano Tre giorni di barca fino alla parrocchia, un vescovo alla fine del mondo
  4. Oct 18, 12:42 AM Diocese of Hallam Three days by boat: A missionary bishop at the ends of the earth
  5. Oct 18, 10:15 PM Niedziela Polski Trzy doby łodzią do parafii. Polski biskup na końcu świata
  6. Oct 18, 7:13 AM Opoka Polski Modlitwa w ruchu przed Najświętszym Sakramentem. Niezwykła codzienność biskupa na końcu świata
  7. Oct 18, 7:31 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ದೋಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರು ದಿನಗಳ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ: ಭೂಮಿಯ ಕಟ್ಟಕಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಓರ್ವ ಪ್ರೇಷಿತ ಧರ್ಮಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
  8. Oct 19, 3:49 AM Vatican News Tiếng Việt Một Giám mục đi thuyền ba ngày để đến với các tín hữu nơi "tận cùng thế giới"
  9. Oct 19, 7:18 AM Vatican News አማርኛ በጀልባ የሦስት ቀን ጉዞ በመጓዝ ሃዋሪያዊ አገልግሎት የሚሰጡት ሚስዮናዊ ጳጳስ
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