Asian Witnesses. The Dalai Lama – Beacon of Harmony
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is a beacon of harmony, paving the way for understanding and peace between his own religion, Buddhism, and other faiths. One of the reverent names for the Dalai Lama is Kundun, which means ‘presence’ in his own language, Tibetan. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the 14th of […]
Oral Literature: The Rabbit and the Lion
Many ages ago the lion and the rabbit were great friends. They lived together in a narrow valley richly verdant with green pasture and trees. They lived alone in that place and they were always together, with neither of them wanting to separate from the other. They owned a vast number of cows with shining […]
Electric Vehicles: A Ugandan Experience
Plans for initial production, starting next July, of 5,000 vehicles a year, including buses. There is a sector of urban mobility where there is a silent revolution. We are speaking of electric buses. The annual rate of increase of the vehicles has exceeded 100% since 2013, more than in any other sector of electric vehicles. […]
United Nation Report: Environmental impacts of the export of used vehicles to the developing world
According to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. The report shows that between […]
Ghana: Being a priest in the Venice of Africa
A Sunday with Father Anthony Assebiah, Parish Priest of Beyin in Kengen, Southern Ghana. As soon as we reached the pier, we boarded an old rowing boat. Rowing powerfully and confidently, Stephen, the young catechist, brought us to the Island of Nzulezo in Lake Tandane. The voyage lasted almost an hour. As we approached the […]
American Witnesses: Dorothy Day, Fighter for Justice
Imprisoned at the age of seventy-five for participating in a non-violent demonstration, Dorothy Day spent her whole life in solidarity with the poor, working from her youth to improve the standard of life for the ordinary workers of America. She was committed to voicing the social concerns and teachings of the Church. Born in New […]
Oral Literature: The Hare, The Lion and The Squirrel
One day, the hare went off into the bush to look for wild fruit. When he reached the place, he wanted, there was the lion, resting in the shade of the very tree the hare intended to climb. Their glances met, and the hare felt his stomach churn. But he hid his fear and marched […]
Africa: Rural women are the pillars of agricultural production and food security
Women participate significantly in the rural economy. They produce most of the local food and feed the family. In addition to this back-breaking agricultural work, they also fulfil their role as mothers, managing the household and educating the children. In Africa, rural women are the pillars of agricultural production and food security. They better manage […]
Djibouti: The Catholic Church, a tiny seed of hope
Especially present socially with its work among street children, immigrants and, more recently, the disabled. The church is a tall building and modern with an elliptical facade in grey stone and crowned with a very high cross. The construction of the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady Mother of the Good Shepherd in Djibouti City was […]
In the memory of the late Joseph Sandri mccj (1946-2019)
This new piece is in the memory of the late Joseph Sandri mccj (1946-2019), the Comboni Missionary who sponsored Doctor Immanuel Taban all the way through medical school in South Africa and whose picture appears in the clip and whose photograph is seen on the doctor’s desk. Our Missionaries in South Africa say that Doctor […]
