Uruguay: Mate, the Herb of Friendship
Visitors aren’t truly immersed in Uruguay until they try their first round of mate. It is the supreme proof of friendship, rooted in the history of the Southern Horn of Latin America. Not everyone enjoys the initiation. But once they overcome their reluctance to sharing the same pot with others and digesting a hot, bitter infusion, mate […]
The Macua People in Mozambique: Living in Harmony
The Macua are the largest ethnic group in Mozambique, and the following describes some of their cultural traits. The region inhabited by the Macua overlooks the Indian Ocean to the east, with more than 600 km of coastline, and it covers an area of about 200,000 sq km. It is bordered to the north, towards Tanzania, […]
The Street Children of New Delhi, India: In Search of their Future
The train station is their small city; the street is their home; friends are their family. These are the stories of the street children of New Delhi. Tajdar is 12 years old, and he cannot even remember when he started to live on the street. He arrived in New Delhi with his cousin Dakshi, who […]
Pope Francis and the Comboni Missionaries
Pope Francis: “I always, always have had a great admiration for you, for the work that you do – for the risks that you face.” The Pope received representatives of the Comboni Missionaries in the Clementine Hall on the morning of 1 October 2015. The audience at the Vatican formed part of the General Chapter of […]
