Uganda/Teso: Ajon – The Beginning & The End Of Every Celebration
The Teso (or Iteso, people of Teso) are an ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and Ateso is their language. The drinking and sharing of Ajon. In the land of the Iteso, one cannot claim to be a clansman without testing Ajon, a local […]
Vocation Story: “If The Seed Falls…”
He dreams of becoming a botanist. He loves reading short novels. One day, he lays his hands on a booklet titled “If the seed falls…” and buys it. He feels fooled. Yet, he reads it all the same and his life changes radically. Fr. Brighton Multiply Zimba from Zambia, tell us about his story. Since […]
Algeria: A Church In The Desert
The number of Christians in Algeria is not high, however, they are generally well accepted by the Algerian society. The experience of a White Missionary who has spent fifty years of his life in this country. Algeria covers an area of more than 2,400,000 km2 and has a population of approximately 40 million inhabitants. There […]
Kenya: Maasai – The Course Of Life
Exact rites mark the passage to an age group or becoming a member of a particular group. In this way, identity and world vision are preserved. At birth, a child receives a provisional name that is later replaced with a name chosen during a ceremony that is the same both for girls and for boys. […]
Filipino Priest Has Gone Into Hiding
A Filipino priest who has been an outspoken critic of extrajudicial killings in the country says he has gone into hiding after several sightings of what he believes to be members of a death squad searching for him. Father Amado Picardal has spent 20 years advocating against extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, and more recently […]
Missionaries of Africa: A Great Gift
This year, the Missionaries of Africa (also known as the White Fathers) celebrate 150 years of their foundation. The society was founded in Algeria on the 19th October, 1868, by Cardinal Charles Lavigerie and it focuses on evangelism and education in the African continent. The challenges of the present and the prospects for the future. […]
Nicaragua: Human Rights Crisis Demands Action & Accountability
Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, where the level of persecution is such that many of those who participated in the protests that erupted in April, defended protesters’ rights or simply expressed dissenting views, have been forced to hide, have left Nicaragua or are trying to do so, a […]
Nicaragua: Human Rights Crisis Demands Action & Accountability
Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, where the level of persecution is such that many of those who participated in the protests that erupted in April, defended protesters’ rights or simply expressed dissenting views, have been forced to hide, have left Nicaragua or are trying to do so, a […]
Dominican Friars In Nigeria Launch TV Programme For Youths
The Dominicans in Benin City, Edo State, have launched a television programme aimed at engaging the youth, to shape their lives and ultimately evangelise them. The Dominican community in the area said it had found new ways of addressing issues concerning today’s youths. The television programme, Catholic Faith Forum, airs exclusively every Sunday evening on […]
My Vocation: A Journey Of Valued Little Decisions
“My vocation is a journey of valued little decisions that can best be contemplated as a whole and can only be beautiful if seen from a panoramic view”, says Fr Collins Mweshi a Zambian Comboni missionary working in Karamoja, Uganda. Fr Collins shares his vocation journey with us. When I became a Christian, I actually […]
