Comboni Missionaries Ireland

One very hot day, a small green grass-snake had made a good meal and looked about for a comfortable place to rest. He found some long, soft grass underneath a tree and curling himself up, he fell fast asleep. Now there was a squirrel up in the tree, and presently he noticed the sun shining on […]

A Catholic nurse dedicates her life to Meeting Point International, an association that takes care of more than two thousand orphans and HIV positive women. Kireka is one of the slums of Kampala, the Ugandan capital. It’s an enormous area of housing made of iron sheets where around 70,000 people live. It’s there that we

Every town and city has its own tales, myths, and legends that make up part of the culture of Nicaraguans. León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León. The city is located along the Río Chiquito (Chiquito River), 90 kilometres

Black Assam tea is famous worldwide but the plantations of the north-east do not deal only in tea. Human traffickers take advantage of the poverty of many families here to traffick children. A sea of green, luxuriant bushes borders the road through the tea plantation. Outside some small mud houses two teenage girls are laughing

The Asmat people are a tribe in Papua New Guinea. They draw inspiration for their sculpture, which is the art they are best known for, from their mythology. It is part of their nature and is a sacred tradition. The Asmat people of Papua New Guinea in Oceania claim to be descendants of a god

One day, a long time ago when there was a famine, Hare met Hyena. “How thin you are looking – said Hare. “You look as though you would not say ‘No’ to a good meal either,” replied Hyena. The two animals continued along the road together until they came to a farmer, who was grumbling

In the Nahuatl language, spoken in the central region of Mexico, Machincuepa means somersaults or ‘pirouette’. For hundreds of adolescents and young people in the outskirts of Mexico City, Machincuepa also means relaxation and recreation, but, at the same time, a school of life in circus artistry that transforms their lives. A majestic tent for

In spite of being a predominantly Buddhist country, the people of Sri Lanka celebrate Christmas (Nattal) in their own unique way, using native products. For Sri Lankans, Christmas is a time for celebration thriving in an atmosphere of unity regardless of religious beliefs and culture. Long before the legendary seafarer ‘Sinbad’ chanced to harbour in

Many years ago the hippopotamus, whose name was Isantim, was one of the biggest kings on the land; he was second only to the elephant. The hippo had seven large fat wives, of whom he was very fond. Now and then he used to give a big feast to the people, but a curious thing

The slums of Katwe have seen the birth of a new circus where the jugglers, acrobats, fire-eaters and dancers are the youngsters themselves of the shantytown. They have become so skilled that they have been asked to perform even outside the continent of Africa. For many of them it has become a profession. The youngest