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 […]
Asia: Stay Youthful & Be Inspired
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 […]
Africa Youth: To Be Protagonists In The Church & In Society
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 […]
Morocco/The Ancient City Of Tétouan: The Embrace Of Medina
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 […]
Ethiopia: The Sidama People – Magano, The First Ancestor
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 […]