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In a strong message, the catholic bishops call on the population to “resist the temptation of violence and discouragement”. Chad is going through a very difficult time because of “disputes on the presidential election management, the non-payment of wages and the austerity measures taken by the government to tackle the economic and financial crisis”, wrote […]

After a conference on organ trafficking at the Vatican on February 7th-8th, participants signed a statement agreeing to unite in fighting the crime of organ trafficking – submitting 11 proposals for implementation by healthcare and law enforcement professionals around the world. The creation of the statement was one of the main objectives of the Summit

The Lokoya people are situated in Eastern Equatoria in the Southern Sudan. They are estimated to be around thirty thousand people. The economic activities of the community are carried out in accordance with the season of the year. They have four seasons, dry season, wet season, mid-rainy season and harvest season.  The Lokoya way of

More than 6,000 guerrilla fighters have recently traveled by foot, truck, jeep, boat and mule through the thick Colombian jungle towards Puerto Asís, a town deep in the Amazon. A UN deployment is there, ready to collect their arms and fulfill their side of the recent peace deal. After 52 years of bloodshed, they are disarming and

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala has been named as the new President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Bishop Hiiboro took over from HE Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum who has just retired. Bishop Eduardo has been a vocal proponent of peace and reconciliation, against a back drop of continuing violence, as

In the Message for Lent 2017, Francis comments on the parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus saying that it “teaches us that the other is a gift. The right relationship with people is to recognize the value of gratitude”. In the Message for Lent 2017, Pope Francis writes, “Lent is a favourable season

They give hospitality and accompany and guide Nigerian, Somali and Eritrean women who were victims of human trafficking, giving them hope.This is the commitment of two Comboni Sisters in the SOLWODI project. “SOLWODI, is the acronym for Solidarity with Women in Distress” – says Sr. Margit Foster, a nun of German origin. “This organisation was

Mgr. Joseph Danlami Bagobiri, Bishop of Kafanchan, in the state of Kaduna denounces the fact that “in the last three months, attacks carried out by the Fulani Herdsmen Terrorist (FHT) have increased in more than half of the territory of the southern State of Kaduna”. “In the West, this group is almost unheard of, continues

“With deep sorrow, through the means of communication, we received the information on the decree signed by the President of the United States Donald Trump, ordering the construction of the Mexico-USA wall” – the Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM), signed by the CEM Commission for Human Mobility, Msgr. Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón, Bishop of Cuautitlán, and by Secretary

Democratic societies are increasingly feeling the challenge of a rising wave of civil discontent with many traditional politicians. They are turning to populist politicians who promise an anti-establishment agenda to create a disciplined crime free or immigration free society. These opportunistic politicians around the world are using the genuine anger of those left behind economically