South Sudan: Mrs Atemo Robina, “We treat and God heals”
Mary Immaculate Mapuordit Hospital is situated 75 km south west of Rumbek, capital of former Lakes State in the Republic of South Sudan. It has the size and services of a County Hospital, having grown to its present 113 bed status over the years since foundation in 2002. Mrs Atemo Robina, a midwife in the […]
Great Missionaries: Father Paolo Manna, a “prophet of ecumenism”
He spent his entire life for the missionary cause. Father Manna took the first steps towards the foundation of the Missionary Union of the Clergy (today PUM), which Pope Pius XII called “the gem of his life.” Paolo Antonio Manna was born in Avellino, Italy, on January 16, 1872, the fifth of six children. After […]
Oral Literature: The Ungrateful Cobra
One day a cobra fell down a deep crack in the ground and couldn’t get out. A man passed by, and heard a strangled voice calling: “Help! Save me!” The man peered down the crack, and immediately jumped back in alarm. The cobra is man’s great enemy. The cobra said: “Please, pull me out!” Still […]
Pan-African Museum: reclaiming history
Aimed at Africans and the diaspora, the Pan-African Museum of Heritage and Culture in Accra (Ghana) is a project in the name of black pride and memory. Opening in 2022. The man who thought up the idea of the project is Kojo Yankah, former MP and minister in the government of president Jerry Rawlings (in […]
The fascination of the word: an old missionary talking with a young missionary
I was sitting on the porch of the house, admiring the warm sun slowly descending on the horizon. Wrapped up in my thoughts, a newly-arrived young missionary approached me, and he sat next to me and we both watched the warm sunset. Then, all of a sudden, he asked me what is important for a […]
The Economy of Francesco: Young People, A Commitment, The Future
Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation. The Economy of Francesco project, sponsored in part by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, hosted a virtual global meeting Nov. 19-21. Below […]
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 […]