The Love That Can Change The World
At least 28 people were killed, several with a single shot to the head. The attack on Friday 26th May in Minya Province, 120 miles south of Cairo, was a coldblooded escalation of sectarian violence targeting minority Christians that has left more than 100 people dead since December. Father Shay Cullen shares with us this […]
Africa: Indigenous Peoples ‘Seriously Threatened’
The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened. They are ignored, neglected and fall victims of land grabbing and land dispossession, which is caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations. Here are some of the key findings of a major report “The Indigenous World 2017”, by […]
Kenya – Catholic Bishops : “Kenyans Are Pushed To The Brink Of Despair”
“The inability by most of these political parties to conduct clean and transparent elections demonstrates the fragility of the Kenyan political system on the eve of the general elections in August”. This is what the Bishops of Kenya say in a recent statement expressing strong concern regarding the tense climate in the country. The Bishops […]
Catholic Bishops Lead Mediation Efforts In Central African Republic
Two Catholic bishops have been active in efforts to mediate the continuing conflict between the government and rebel forces. Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, is at the head of the mediation mission that has convinced some hundreds of rebels to leave Bangassou, the city in the south-east of the Central African Republic, where the […]
World Communications Day 2017
World Communications Day 2017 is celebrated on Sunday 28 May. The theme is ‘Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time’. In his message, Pope Francis said, “Access to the media – thanks to technological progress – makes it possible for countless people to share news instantly and spread it widely. That news may be good […]
Ghana – Damba: A Thanksgiving Festival
Each year, around May, the Gonjas people of Ghana’s Northern Region celebrate the Damba festival, where Islam and indigenous customs come together. Three days of events and celebrations. To remember the past but also to discuss currents issues. Bole is a small town and is the capital of Bole district, in the Northern Region of […]
Natural Resources: The Levels of Inequality
According to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), there is “a high correlation between the levels of exports of natural resources and the levels of inequality”. The more a country depends on its natural resource exports, the more it will be vulnerable to illegal financial flows and price volatility. The extraction of oil, minerals […]
Mozambique – Bishops Denounce: “African Resources Plundered By Foreigners; The Needs Of Local Peoples Are Ignored”
“Governments of industrialised Countries seek to find a solution to the world’s energy and food crisis in Africa without trying to meet the problems of Africans”, denounce the Bishops’ Conference of Mozambique in a pastoral letter dedicated to the theme of development. Among African resources that are transferred to a foreign hand, there are cultivable […]
Colombia: Mission In Conflict Zones
The city of Tumaco has been the theatre of clashes between criminal gangs for the control of the drug market. Nevertheless, there are those who have chosen to remain, to grow in faith with the local people and to respond to numerous social challenges. This is the testimony of a young Comboni Missionary. When I […]
Nigeria – Cardinal Onaiyekan: “Why They Had To Wait Three Years For This To Happen”
Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 247, whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 in exchange for prisoners and money. “We thank God that these girls have re-embraced their families, but I wonder why they had to wait three years for this […]
