Plants & People. Hibiscus Sabdariffa, a herb with medicinal and nutritional values.
It is an annual or perennial herb with leaves which are deeply 3-5 lobed and arranged alternately on the stems. The flowers are white to pale yellow with a dark red spot at the base of each petal and have a stout fleshy calyx at the base which becomes more enlarged, fleshy and bright red […]
Burkina Faso. Alphonsine Yanogo. Sister and mechanic
She is the first female mechanic in the country. She runs the Garage Saint Michel de Sic with 22 employees. A Sister who understands engines. From early morning, the traffic in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso with its 2.5 million inhabitants, is impressive. There is a concentration of vehicles including many motor cycles called […]
Panama 2019/WYD: A world meeting of indigenous youths
The World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama will also see the indigenous face of the Church. Over one thousand indigenous youths from world Countries are expected to attend the Indigenous World Youth Day (EMJI) that will take place a few days before the WYD (January 17 to 21) in Soloy, Comarca Ngäbe-Bugle, Diocese of David, […]
Bamboo Shoots: Nature’s Perfect Food
Bamboo (Family Poaceae) produces edible shoots, which sprouts from beside the main bamboo plant. It is known not only to be one of the fastest growing plants in the world but also the largest and tallest in the grass family. Every part of the bamboo plant is of great use in the communities where they […]
Uganda: A Traditional Karamojong Wedding
The Karamojong are an ethnic group of agro-pastoral herders living mainly in the north-east of Uganda. We look at their traditional wedding. Before a Karamojong can take a wife, he must first approach his parents and his brothers. Together they will decide how many cows they can spare for the dowry. If their herd is […]
Africa: Migration – Back Home
Returning from Libyan detention, young Gambians try to change the migration exodus mindset. Mustapha Sallah knows all about taking the “back way”, the Gambian expression for migrating to Europe, a journey that for many citizens comes to a brutal halt in a Libyan jail. Having experienced detention first-hand, 26-year-old Sallah he set up, Youths Against […]
Central America: Between Violence & Threats
War and conflict displace millions across the world, but in Central America, people flee violence, threats and organised crime. 10 things we should know about the violence in Central America. 1. Organised crime forces people to flee Criminal gangs exert heavy territorial control in urban areas in Central America, where poverty is rampant. In these […]
Philippines: A Voice For The Oppressed
Brother Karl Gaspar, an award-winning writer, respected socio-anthropologist, theologian, interfaith scholar, and missionary from Davao City shares with us the reasons for his passion for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and his vocational option. He has been inspired by the simplicity, humility, and generosity of the IPs. “They are so welcoming to strangers and visitors to their […]
Republic of Central Africa: A Church With Open Arms
Some dioceses have had their priests killed and churches destroyed but nevertheless they take in the homeless and the needy. The Episcopal Conference promotes interreligious dialogue and seeks to get internal and international political institutions moving. The testimony of Mons. Juan José Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou. On 29th November 2015, Pope Francis visited Central Africa […]
Reflection: Young People Are The Protagonists
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 […]
