Sri Lanka: Comboni Missionary sisters in a tea plantation
Sri Lanka is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the south eastern coast of India. Since March 2012, the Comboni Missionaries are present in this country with a community in Talawakelle, the mountainous heart of the country, a paradise between tea plantations and waterfalls. In Talawakelle, the small town where we, four […]
South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity
Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food insecurity at the height of this lean season (May-July), three United Nations agencies has warned recently, urging for scaled-up humanitarian assistance and better access to humanitarian relief. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report has released recently in Juba by the Government of […]
The Message for Lent: Pope Francis: “the desert of creation” to make it “once more a garden.”
“The path to Easter demands that we renew our faces and hearts as Christians through repentance, conversion and forgiveness, so as to live fully the abundant grace of the paschal mystery”. Pope Francis wrote this in the final part of his message for Lent, noting that this “longing”, this “expectation” of creation, “will be fulfilled […]
Our Planet: What We Can Do
Human society, of which we are all a part, is facing an environmental catastrophe unprecedented in history. The planet is in dire condition and ecosystems that keep all species of plant, animal and insects in harmonious co-existence ensuring the survival of all are moving quickly toward collapse. This is due to the non-stop man-made industrialisation […]
European Bishops’ call to vote: “Building the EU is the duty of all citizens”
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community released a document that addresses the upcoming European elections of May 23-26. Church support to the “Common European Home”, even though it’s not perfect. The human person at the centre of political life. Necessary reforms and a set of key-issues: family, migration, development and rights. […]
Save the Children Report: War on Children
A new report commissioned by Save the Children – an international children’s charity – has revealed that 420 million children, or nearly one in five worldwide, lived in “areas affected by armed conflict and war”. According to a release from Save the Children (STC), today’s conflicts are usually “protracted, urban and fought among civilian populations.” […]
Central Africa Republic: Bishop Aguirre: “The negotiation was imposed by the international community to safe face”
“When the agreement reached in Khartoum was signed, it was already a dead letter the next day in Bangui”, said His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, in commenting on the agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic and 14 rebel groups. The agreement was negotiated in Khartoum and then […]
Vocation Story: An only son, but never lonely
When a college student, Jemboy told his parents he wanted to be a missionary priest, they felt that such a vocation would deprive them of their only treasure. He waited. He even tried to put the call aside. Until he was no longer able to hold it back. Finally, the parents agreed: “Go with our […]
South Sudan: Blessings in Disguise
Mission hardships are transformed with the right vision. Father Gregor Schmidt knows the rigors of mission as well as anyone. In Fangak County, South Sudan, it’s not unusual for him to wade through waist-deep waters for nine hours a day to get from one mission to the next. “It really is tiring,” he says, by […]
The ‘Year of the God Who Speaks’
The year 2020 is dedicated to the rediscovery of the Holy Scriptures, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the “Verbum Domini”, the apostolic exhortation of Pope Benedict, and 1600 years since the death of Saint Jerome. The initiative has been jointly promoted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the […]
