Advocacy & People. Yuvelis Morales Blanco. Anti-fracking movement.
She is widely recognized as one of the most important voices in Colombia’s anti-fracking movement. The Magdalena River, running nearly 1,000 miles from the Andes to the Caribbean, is one of Colombia’s longest rivers and a major lifeline. The river has long served as the backbone of the country’s economy and as its cultural heart, […]
Herbs & Plants: Entada abyssinica: A resourceful herbal medicine
It is used as medicine, source of fibre, and wood. But also, in the treatment of numerous diseases and disorders. It is a low-branching deciduous shrub with a flat, spreading crown and usually grows up to about 10 metres in height. The stem-bark is grey to reddish, the leaves alternate, bipinnate with apex, round to […]
Mauritania. Memories of Sand
Mauritania’s historic oases, founded between the 11th and 12th centuries, preserve a glorious past, yet are increasingly vulnerable. With libraries, stone cities, and modern dreams, these desert outposts resist abandonment, braving wind, sand, and isolation. But time is running out, and the future remains to be written. A relentless struggle against water, wind, and sand: […]
The Philippines. To share the daily life of workers
This year, the Little Sisters of Jesus, inspired by the spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld celebrate 50 years of the presence in the Philippines. These nuns have chosen an uncommon path. For five decades in the Philippines, their core charism is to be “contemplative in the middle of the world,” living a deeply prayerful […]
Religious Life in Africa. In response to the continent’s aspirations and needs.
Religious communities can demonstrate that cultural and racial differences must be viewed from a positive perspective and be promoters of justice, peace and integrity of creation. Africa is blessed with a multitude of vocations. The call to religious life is widespread, and the response is generous, bringing together people from diverse ethnic, cultural, and national […]
Cameroon. Tree bark fabric.
Cameroon has a long tradition of making textiles from tree bark, from the most well-known fibre, raffia, which comes from a variety of palm trees and is used in making baskets and bags, to the more complex “Obom” fibre. Obom, in the Cameroonian Fang-Beti language, means “fabric made from the bark of the Aloa tree.” […]
Oral Literature. Akoli and the palm wine amphora
A rich man, close to death, called his only son and said to him, “I leave you all my riches.” I hope you know how to use them well. Before I leave this world to join our ancestors, I want to give you three pieces of advice. First, be careful with alcoholic beverages. Second, never […]
People & Religion. Kenya: Turkana – Akuj, The Supreme Being
The Turkana are a monotheistic people. They believe in one God, known as Akuj, the creator of the universe. “All things belong to Akuj”, they say. They call upon him in times of great need, through prayers and chants and through animal sacrifices. The Turkana believe that Akuj is the source of all power: if […]
DR Congo. Welcoming and Accompanying Street Children
In Kisangani, the Comboni Missionaries Sisters are welcoming boys and girls who were living on the streets and are now finding a home at the Saint Laurent Centre, where they are given shelter and also hope and opportunities for the future. Boys and girls run along the ever-crowded streets. A constant zigzagging between bicycles, cars, […]
South Sudan. Mission among the Nuer people. Hoping against hope.
“We continue to believe in the resurrection of South Sudan. We continue to proclaim that Emmanuel, God-with-us, never abandons his children. Even in the darkest nights, the Gospel remains a burning light. And no war can extinguish the power of God’s love.” South Sudan is a wounded, crucified land. It is the world’s youngest country, […]