Albania: why do we want to be part of Europe?
The Council of the EU has agreed to open membership negotiations with Albania in June 2019. The Bishop of Rrëshen, Mgr Gjergj Meta, explains why the Albanians want to become part of the EU at a time when the UK is preparing to leave. To us Albanians, European Union membership is not merely a technical […]
Colombia. Fr. Narváez: “Patience and forgiveness are needed for lasting peace”
Two years ago, the Colombian government and the FARC signed a revised peace deal which put an end fifty years of civil war. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a final peace accord with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently ratified by the Colombian Congress. The accord called […]
South Sudan. Bishop Taban : “ Peace is possible”.
Taban Paride, Bishop Emeritus of Torit is convinced that a lasting peace is possible in South Sudan if only everybody is involved and contributes towards it; and most importantly if the quest for a lasting peace is done with the interest of people at heart, rather than individuals vested in selfish interests. Last September, South […]
Africa Polluted by Used Cars from Europe
Bringing diesel cars from the old continent reduces the air quality in African cities. The crisis of diesel car sales in Europe and the depreciation of those in circulation are accentuating the phenomenon of “environmental dumping” affecting Africa and is destined to worsen air pollution levels in the cities of the continent which already causes […]
India. The Healing Mission.
Catholic nuns, who play a major role in the Church’s healthcare works in India, plan to meet the poor and weak at their doorsteps instead of waiting for them at hospitals and dispensaries. The paradigm shift aims to reposition the Catholic health ministry by helping women religious review their works and adapt according to the […]
Vocation Story. My life in exchange for life
An altar boy accompanies the priests of his parish in their safaris to the outstations and enjoys every moment of that ministry. He begins to believe that it could be his path of life and makes up his mind: “I will be a Comboni missionary”. Today, as a priest, he would not change his life […]
Uganda. Karamoja Street Kids
Many children from Karamoja are begging in the capital, Kampala. Comboni Missionary Fr. John Bosco runs a programme to help the street kids and other families displaced in Kampala. Nakiru Asha Kadera was born in 1995 and grew up in Napak, Karamoja—a poor, rural region in northern Uganda. The first nine years of Asha’s life […]
Johannesburg. Refugees in the city of gold
Every year, thousands of migrants and refugees arrive in Johannesburg from several African countries. The House of Mercy and the Jesuit Refugee Service have been committed to serving hundreds of marginalised people in the metropolis for two decades now. Johannesburg is home to about half a million refugees and asylum seekers, one of the largest urban […]
“Renewable Energy” Spreading in Africa
The most radical results of new technologies are to be found in the field of energy: the use of fossil fuels will be limited. Africa is skipping some entire phases that characterised development in the West due to the use of more advanced systems. The most spectacular example is that of telecommunications with such a […]
Zambia. Vocation Story. On eagle’s wings
After falling into a dark chasm, the author felt raised up and borne on the breath of dawn. Today he knows that God is holding him in the palm of his hands, and wants to share his joy. A dusty gravel road, a quite noisy place due to local taverns at every corner, coupled with […]