RD: Congo
More than 3,300 people have been killed since October alone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai region, said a recent report by Catholic Church. The death toll includes civilians caught in the crossfire of a brutal fight between the Congolese army and an opposing militia group. In the central-southern province of Kasai, the […]
Central Africa Republic: Catholic Church – “No To Impunity For Crimes Committed”
Over 5,000 dossiers on violence committed in the Central African Republic from 2014 until today will be submitted to the Special Criminal Court for Central Africa by the Commission “Justice and Peace” of the Catholic Church. The Commission have announced that they have filed 5,285 dossiers on crimes committed in the country to be submitted […]
Portugal: Comboni Missionaries – 70 Years Of Active Presence
This year, the Comboni Missionaries are celebrating seventy years of their presence in Portugal. An Institute that is born and grows in response to the new challenges of mission in that country and in the world. The decision was reached in agreement with the Vatican Secretariat of State with a view to opening missions in […]
Young Iraqis Are “The Seeds of Dialogue”
Fr. Samir Youssef, Chaldean priest of the diocese of Amadiya (Iraqi Kurdistan) is promoting a project to transform “young Muslims, Christians and Yazidis” into “seeds of dialogue”, to breathe new life into Mosul, the Nineveh plain, and Iraq as a whole. The aim of the project is to find youth that are “eager to talk, […]
South Sudan: Generating Joy In The Midst Of Suffering And Fear
“I cannot forget the amazing experience of my first arrival in Nyal, in South Sudan, a few months ago. My attention was immediately attracted by the songs and dances of so many people who were carrying nice flags: they were full of joy”. A Comboni Missionary Brother tells us his experience. In all my life […]
South Sudan: A Missionary Testimony
This year, Comboni Missionaries are celebrating the 150th year of their foundation. Fr.Ghislain Amoussou from Benin, has been working in South Sudan for almost two years. He shares with us the meaning of this event, also in the light of the tragic situation of the country. After nearly two years spent here in Wau, where […]
United Nations: “One Person Was Forced To Leave Their Home Every Three Seconds”
The latest annual global trends study from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reports that one person was forced to leave their home every three seconds in 2016. There are almost 65.6 million refugees, including those who abandoned their homes, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers. According to the report, there are about 40.3 million internally […]
Congo Basin: Illegal Timber Exploitation
After the Amazon, the Congo Basin is the second largest tropical mass on our planet. Covering six African states, its intensive exploitation has become a source of revenue but also a source of conflict. Four African wood-producing countries have committed themselves through the Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) to ensure the traceability of timber exported to […]
Brazil: Its Prisons – From Crime To Rebirth
In a country like Brazil, where prison conditions are amongst the worst in the world, where corruption and violence are the order of the day, the alternative experience of detention, called APAC (Association for the Protection and Assistance of the Detained), is becoming the alternative method for the rehabilitation of prisoners by considering them as […]
Mexico: Catholic Priests Target of Violence
Mexico remains the most dangerous country in the world for Catholic priests. In the last five years, 17 priests have been assassinated, 2 are still missing and 2 suffered attempted abduction. Still on the danger list but slowly improving, Father Juan Antonio Zambrano García was attacked and wounded on 9th June, in the parish of […]
