As of today there are around 40 priests, while others come and go. They are always too few, given the distances to be covered throughout this vast territory. One of the things which moved me most on my arrival was to see persons aged 70 and even 80 receiving Confirmation. Theirs were true testimonies of Faith, emerging from persecution. Here there is a need of everything, from the teaching of English to the rebuilding of places of worship.
Today there is freedom of religion, albeit with problems and difficulties.
There is a fear of the fundamentalists because they are creating instability, whereas the Catholic Church is seen as stable. This guarantees the Church full religious freedom, the right to carry out her own social, educational and charitable activities and access to the means of communication. The Church is also granted the ability to acquire property.