SAIDA MAK KABEN NA’IN BA KRISTU KA COUPLES FOR CHRIST?
Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation, Inc. (CFC) ka Fundasaun Misaun Mundial Kaben na’in ba Kristu, Inc. (KBK) mak movimientu leigu ida nebe iha ligasaun ho Santa Kreda Katolika. Sede Misaun Sentrál KBK nian iha Manila, Filipina ho misaun sira iha nasaun seluk barak, inklui Timor Leste.
ISTORIA KBK KA CFC NIAN
- Estabelese iha tinan 1981, iha Manila.
- Iha loron 11 fulan Marsu, tinan 2000, Vaticano, liu husi Konselhu Pontífical ba Laicidade (Pontifical Council for the Laity), rekonyese ona Couples for Christ nudar Asosiasaun Privadu Internasional Sarani sira nian (Private International Association of the Faithful) tuir Canons 298-311 no 321-329 Kódigu Lei Canon nian (Code of Canon Law).
- Iha loron 25 fulan Abril, tinan 2005, Couples for Christ simu ona rekonhesimentu permanente husi Vaticano nudar Asosiasaun Privadu Internasional Sarani sira nian (Private International Association of the Faithful).
- Iha fulan Janeiru tinan 2010, CFC estabelese tiha ona iha nasaun 163 iha mundu raiklaran, ho total mémbru hamutuk milyaun ida resin.
- Iha Timor Leste, CFC formalmente hahu iha tinan 2001 no agora iha ona prezensa iha distritu Dili, Baucau, Oecusse, Ermera, Bobonaro, Maubisse, Lautem no Cova Lima ho mémbru totál liu rihun ida, nebe kompostu husi kaben na’in, klosan, joven no labarik sira.
WHAT IS COUPLES FOR CHRIST?
The Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation, Inc. (CFC) is a lay ecclesial movement affiliated with the Catholic Church. Headquarters are in Manila, Philippines with missions in many other countries, including Timor Leste, where it is known locally as Kaben na’in ba Kristu or KBK.
HISTORY
- Established in 1981, in Manila.
- On March 11th, 2000 the Vatican, through the Pontifical Council for the Laity, recognized Couples for Christ as a Private International Association of the Faithful according to Canons 298-311 and 321-329 of the Code of Canon Law.
- On April 25th, 2005, Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, Couples for Christ received its permanent recognition from the Vatican as a Private Association of the Faithful.
- At the end of April 2009, CFC has reached 161 countries and over 1 million members.
- In Timor Leste, CFC was established in 2001 and is now present in the districts of Dili, Baucau, Oecusse, Ermera, Bobonaro, Maubisse, Lautem and Cova Lima with over two thousand members made up of married couples, single adults, youth and kids.
