Uganda: The art of dance
For the Karimojong, a pastoral and semi-nomadic tribe living in the north-eastern regions of Uganda, dancing is part of life. An artistic expression to be found in the various situations and events of the community. Loud hand-clapping in time with the singing sustains the dance. A young man and woman enter the circle as they […]
Ethiopia – Wasa: bread and symbol of life
In southern Ethiopia, among the Sidamo and other ethnic groups, wasa is the staple food-crop. It is a dark flour, obtained from a bulb plant called ‘wese’, or in the national language ‘ensete muse’, popularly known as ‘false banana’. The ‘ensete muse’ requires a portion of a rhizome to reproduce. The most common way to […]
Nigeria: Avocado, the black pear
Some African countries are on their way to becoming the main avocado exporters of the future due to the particularly favourable environmental conditions of the continent. The crop may take the place of coffee and create more jobs. The avocado is certainly one of the food products more in demand in the West in recent […]
Reflection – Water: source of life or source of profit?
It is important to recognize that water is not an economic good like any other. It is so closely linked to life that it must be understood as something vital and sacred. Life cannot be turned into a commodity. Today there are two major issues that affect all of humanity: global warming and the growing […]
Afghanistan: The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War
Life is precious and sacred. Many people believe in the sanctity of the human person with rights and dignity to be protected and preserved. This is not true for many more who kill and murder and execute their perceived enemies. Those that declare war and invade other nations are also guilty of bringing death and […]
Vocation Story – Fr Benedict Chola – Full of ideas and full of priorities
He wanted to be a lawyer, but he was enticed by his love for the guitar. And finally, to be a priest and missionary. Fr Benedict from Zambia shares his missionary journey with us. “When I was growing up, my intention was to become a lawyer because lawyers have lots of money,” said Fr Benedict […]
The Burning and Flooding of The Planet
Anyone watching on television the images of burning forests, the raging floods destroying lands and villages, massive landslides burying homes and people have no reason to deny the truth. The latest UN report on the climate crises by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) signed by 159 nations once again informs us that we […]
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro clutching at straws
The pandemic is raging with fury in Rio de Janeiro, aggravating the ancestral problems of a city weighed down by the burden of its own contradictions. The economic crisis is worsening historical inequality, increasing violence, and limiting possibilities while there is a general feeling that the Marvellous City has no other choice but to grasp […]
Talitha Kum – Stop Human Trafficking
A worldwide network of consecrated life determined to put an end to the trafficking of persons by means of collaborative initiatives centred upon prevention, protection, and social reinsertion. The network is present in 92 countries. Joy is a young girl from Benin City, the capital of Edo State in the south of Nigeria. A beautiful […]
Morocco – Creating secure spaces
The Diocesan Delegation for Tangiers Migrants is a church organisation that receives migrants in the north of Morocco. We paid them a visit. The waters of the Atlantic Ocean encounter those of the Mediterranean off the coast of Tangiers, the seventh-largest city in Morocco. We are travelling along a broad and quiet road accompanied by […]
