Advocacy & People. Alannah Acaq Hurley. Protecting Alaskan forests.
Acting on behalf of 15 tribal nations, Yup’ik leader Alannah Acaq Hurley led a campaign that stopped the proposed Pebble Mine megaproject in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. Located off the southwestern coast of Alaska, Bristol Bay and its watershed contain 25 million acres of pristine forests, wild rivers, lush wetlands, tundra, and biodiverse ecosystems stewarded […]
Herbs & Plants. Cabbage, a powerful healing plant
Cabbage is a leafy green, red or white biennial vegetable grown annually. This cruciferous vegetable belongs to plant family brassicaceae and is round or oval in shape. It consists of soft, light green or whitish inner leaves covered with harder and dark green outer leaves. Cabbage belongs to the group of cole crops and hence […]
People & Culture. The Cultural Significance of Curses in Africa
A curse originates from a harmful intention or wish, which can diminish another person’s vital force and dismantle the unity of the elements that comprise them. If the person wishing evil is part of the life force circle, this dismantling is seen as taking place from within. This is achieved in two stages. First, the […]
Mission Diary. Egypt. Living without prejudices
Sister Valeria Ruiz Sanchez Armida, a Comboni missionary, lives in Aswan, Egypt, and is a teacher. “In our school, we are building the future of Egypt and the dream of a more just humanity.” I have lived in Egypt for four years, specifically in the Aswan mission. The context is very different from that of […]
Mission Diary. Ecuador. Living in hope with the Afro-American people.
Brother Alberto Degan, a Comboni missionary, worked at the Afro-American Cultural Centre in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His mission was to bear witness to the Gospel, live in fraternity and help the Afro-American people become protagonists of their own history. The Afro Cultural Centre in Guayaquil was founded by the Comboni Missionaries in 1980. It was the […]
Advocacy & People. Theonila Roka Matbob. Dedication and leadership.
She led a successful campaign that compelled Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest mining company, to sign a landmark memorandum of understanding to address environmental and social devastation caused by its long-dormant Panguna mine. Bougainville is the largest island in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARB), covering about 3,600 square miles with an […]
Oral Literature. The Children of the Hornless Cow.
Once upon a time, there was a very wealthy chief. He owned a lot of cattle. But among all his oxen and cows, he had a special fondness for a hornless cow. One morning, however, she was not with the others. She had run away during the night and walked for days until she reached […]
People & Culture. Cameroun. Birth Among the Bamiléké: A Journey of History, Tradition, and Mystery
They are the largest ethnic group in Cameroon and inhabit the country’s West and Northwest Regions. Let’s explore how the Bamiléké, welcome the gift of life. The roots of this people stretch back to 9th-century Egypt. Originally known as the Baladis, they migrated to the Tikar region of present-day Cameroon around the mid-12th century. Following […]
Mission Diary. Kenya. Wings to observe both near and far.
Father Daniel Villaverde Marcos, a Spanish Comboni missionary, talks to us about his experience in the parish of Christ the King, in the city of Lokichar, among the Turkana people. Turkana District, in northwest Kenya, where I live, is a semi-desert area where, long ago, the semi-nomadic pastoral people known as the Turkana or Ngiturkana […]
Mission Diary. A passion for making rosaries
Fr. Augustine Mawulolo, a Ghanaian Comboni missionary based in Macau, tells us about his special passion: making rosaries. Hailing from Akatsi in the Volta Region of Ghana, Fr. Augustine Atsu Awudy Mawulolo was ordained a priest on 28 December 2024. He has been assigned to the Philippines, and has recently moved to the Macau community. […]