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Pharmacist, botanist and missionary, the Moravian Jesuit Brother Josef Kamel (1661-1706) left the Hapsburg Empire to go to the Philippines where he continued his work and research. He was so successful that Carlo Linneo, the famous Swedish doctor and naturalist, named the genus Camellia after him. Tea is one of the simplest and most natural […]

The Pökot people live in West Pökot County and Baringo County in Kenya and in the Pökot District of the eastern Karamoja region in Uganda. They are estimated to be around 700,000. Like many other people they are going through a profound transformation. Boys and girls meet at dance parties or at communal work or

The 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is to be held in Russia, will be the greatest sporting show on earth this year. Between the 14th June and 15th July, 32 teams will make billions of people dream, enjoy and weep. Africa will be represented by five nations. Because of the political and military involvement in

Fascinated by a priest and his style of life, I decided to be like him. Then, I met the Comboni Missionaries. Immediately I understood that that would be my life. Father Anane Joseph Nhyirana tells us his story. The desire to be a priest began to grow in me when I was in senior high

According to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), almost 4.5 million people fled within their own countries to escape conflict and violence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2017. Key findings from the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2018) show that the region accounted for 38 per

For the last five years, a retired engineer and his wife have been feeding poor people on the streets almost every week on Kamias Road in Quezon City. Nobody knows about it – neighbours, family members, and friends. “We do not advertise or brag about it”, Imelda said. “It is our expression of faith or

Speaking to pilgrims and visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday 20th May for the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer, the Pope announced he would create 14 new Cardinals at a Consistory on the 29th June, Solemnity of the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul. Among them will be Archbishop Ricardo Barreto from

“We appeal to the Congolese people to pay particular attention to the implementation of important milestones in the electoral calendar, including the convening of the electorate on the 23rd June 2018 and the beginning of the reception and preparation of candidacies on the 24th June 2018, and to ensure respect for the peaceful nature of

The Israeli ministry of defence has prepared a new plan to increase the export of military hardware to Africa starting this year. “Some countries in Africa have indicated that they are willing to evaluate our products” a senior source in the Israeli defence establishment said. Israel’s defence-related exports in 2017 totalled $9.2 billion, an all-time

The crisis in Europe is a favourite subject in media commentaries, and it is true there is no shortage of difficulties. These are manifested in a widespread defiance that features in public opinions expressed about the European construction. The results of a number of political elections in member states, including some founding members, seem to