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There are two fundamental aspects linked to the Synod of Bishops on young people and discernment which seem to have been omitted in many of our analyses, perhaps because of an over- simplification of the subject. First and foremost is the fact that a Synod of the Church present on the five continents and not […]

A Synod on youth is in Rome in these days. Cao Huu Minh Tri, from Vietnam, talks about Asia. She said: “It is necessary for the Church to find the new way, which comes from the dialogue and truly understanding, to proclaim the Gospel to the young people, especially in such a multicultural and dynamics

The Synod on youth is taking place in Rome in these days. Tendai Karombo, chairperson of the National Catholic Youth Council in Zimbabwe, explains what are the challenges that face young people in the society and in the church in Africa. Zimbabwe just like any other African country, young people are facing many situations in

A beauty now, the patrimony of humanity. Most of all a place of relations and social solidarity that goes against the individualism of modernity. Tétouan is a city in the north-east of Morocco, between the Mediterranean and the slopes of the Western Rif mountain range. Medina (an ancient city), a UNESCO World Heritage Site since

The Sidama people are a deeply religious ethnic group that lives in southern Ethiopia. They say that ‘Magano (God), created their ancestors and took them away’. The Sidama people, who inhabit the southern part of Ethiopia, have always been farmers and shepherds. However, today, because of the high density of population and education, pastoral life

It consists in a microcredit project for women and grants for school fees for about fifty young people. This is the concrete contribution of the Comboni Sisters to those wishing to build a life for themselves. A Costa Rican Comboni Sister Lorena Ortiz puts us in the picture. There are signs of improvement in the

The 2018 Synod of Bishops is dealing with “Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment”. For the first time two Chinese bishops are present. In the delicate situation of the Church in China, understanding the young generation is especially important for its future. Many foreigners going to China are impressed by the youthful vitality of

The theme of this year: “Together with young people, let us bring the Gospel to all,” echoes the upcoming synod of bishops on Youth. “The Synod to be held in Rome this coming October, the month of the missions, offers us an opportunity to understand more fully, in the light of faith, what the Lord

Fr Phillip Andruga Kenyi from South Sudan, said that “the funny thing in all this development of my vocation to religious life was that God did not tell me in clear terms that this was my vocation.But something happens…” The big step towards my vocation was when I was invited to a Christian Youth leadership

Refugee teachers create a school for young people in South Sudan. The life of refugees is hard. When they arrived in Moyo (Uganda), in the South Sudanese of Kajukeji, they were many refugees. They were thirsty and it was hot. Then, it rained and the fields flooded. Many of their belongings were dragged away by