Illegal Logging Condemned
Illicit trading in logging licenses in the Democratic Republic of Congo revealed recently by the British ONG Global Witness. The protagonist of the affair is an officer of the DRC army close to former president Joseph Kabila, General Gabriel Amisi Kumba, sanctioned in December 2016 by the European Union for violation of human rights by […]
Vocation Story: My mission service, listening
Fr. Pawe Opiola, is a Comboni Missionary from Poland. He is working as parish priest in Kanyanga Parish, among the Tumbuka people in Zambia. He tells us his story. Life in Kanyanga Parish is always vibrant, never boring. Visiting people in the 13 outstations is quite demanding and tiring, especially during the rainy season when […]
Africa: Journalists are a target
Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. We look at Africa. A man is […]
Iraq: The courage to go back
After the liberation of Mosul and the Plain of Nineveh, thousands of Christians are returning to their homes and their communities. Committed Churches. It was in the summer of 2014 when the Islamic State (IS) men entered the city of Mosul. At the great mosque of Al-Nuri, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi proclaimed himself ‘Caliph of the […]
How people around the world view religion’s role in their countries
In a recent report on “global views on diversity, gender equality, [and] family life,” the Pew Research Centre in Washington has examined how people around the world view religion’s role in their countries. Recent studies document younger adults being less religious than older generations and the global religious profile changing as the population grows. Across […]
Ethiopia: The Monastery of Hayk
The importance of Hayk begins in the thirteenth century when Iyasus Mo’a founded a monastery on the island. The most notable presence in the monastery is a manuscript of the Book of the Gospels written between 1280 and 1281, which is considered the oldest manuscript existing today in Ethiopia. The modern city of Hayk is […]
Senegal: The Great House of African Art
The Museum of African Civilisation was founded in Dakar: it contains African art from its origins to the present day. The dream of Léopold Sédar Senghor. Over four-fifths of the artistic patrimony of the continent, the experts say, is to be found in Western museums, art galleries and private collections. It is the result of […]
Mons. Angelelli: “The Romero of Argentina”
On last 27 April, in La Rioja, Bishop Angelelli, together with two priests and a layman, was beatified: all four were killed during the time of the dictatorship because of their preferential option for the poor. A bishop must always “turn one ear to the Gospel and the other to the people”. The Argentine Enrique […]
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith condemns bombs attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka
The Archbishop of Colombo, Albert Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, condemned the deadly attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday (April 21) in a series of bomb blasts that claimed at least 359 lives and leaving more than 500 people injured. At least 45 children were among the victims, according to UNICEF. It was the worst […]
The Monastery of Debre Libanos
From its very foundation, Debre Libanos grew in prestige and power until it surpassed all the other monasteries, thanks in the first place to the personality of its founder, Tekle Haimanot, but also to the permanent support of political power. It is still today at the head of the monastic life in Ethiopia. The data […]
