Kenya: Street Children – Operation Clean Up
Street children in Kenya are often a nuisance to pedestrians and shopkeepers. They are also disliked by local administrators because they are a sore sight in touristic areas. They should not be there, full stop. That’s why, once and again, local politicians state their will to clean up the scene. Various officers of Nakuru County […]
South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji: Church Premises Looted
The residence of the Comboni missionaries and a workshop used as a vocational training centre have been looted last week in Kajo-Keji, South Sudan. The workshop had been set up to train people to develop skills and learn different professions such as carpentry, ironmonger mechanic, masonry, weaving and bakery. It also produced good quality furniture […]
Italy: Beatification Of The Comboni Missionary Martyr Father Ezekiel Ramin
On Saturday 25th March, the diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God Father Ezekiel Ramin, a Comboni missionary killed in Brazil on 24th July 1985, concluded. “After more than thirty years the memory of Father Ezekiel is still very much alive, especially among indigenous peoples and farmers”. The official act […]
Latin America: The Sacred Symbolism of Jade
Jade was the cornerstone of the Mesoamerican people. Its economic, political and, above all, ritual importance was due not only to its beauty and material value, but to its sacred symbolism associated with water, corn and life itself. Today, many elaborate objects made of this stone are preserved testimonies of the level of artistic complexity […]
Ecuador: Radio Sucumbíos – At The Service Of The People
Nueva Loja is located in the centre of Sucumbíos, in the Amazon forest. It is one of the most important cities in the north, east of Ecuador. Its importance derives from the oil-drilling industry. For twenty-five years, Radio Sucumbíos has been the voice of the local communities in defence of both the environment and the […]
Human Dignity Is The Right of All
We are bombarded daily by the news and images of violence and mayhem. The bombing of Yemen and Aleppo, the horrific war in Iraq and Syria, conflicts in South Sudan in Africa and with the deaths and suffering of migrants and refugees fleeing violence and war. It gives us urgent reason to feel the human […]
Benin: A Bishop Tells His Story
From Nigeria to Canada and back to Benin. The encounter with the dignity of a poor people, the discovery of Christian communities rich in vitality and faith. Mons. François Gnonhossou, Bishop of Dassa-Zoumè says, “The mission does not consist in teaching the faith to another but travelling with the other on the path of his […]
Pakistan: On The Road
Inscriptions on trucks offer a key to understanding the popular view on the ground and give a glimpse into several aspects of Pakistani culture. Out of all the trucks in Pakistan using the country’s nearly 247,000 km of roads, the vast majority have inscriptions written on them in any one, or more, of several languages […]
Lutherans in Africa: For A New Responsibility Towards Creation
The Reformation, which celebrates its 500th anniversary, is increasingly global. Today only half of Lutherans live in Europe. A look into the Lutheran Church in Africa. According to the Lutheran World Federation – a global communion of 145 Churches in the Lutheran and Reformation tradition – out of 72 million Lutherans, nearly 36 million live […]
Tanzania: A Church Looking To The Future With Hope
In 2018, the Tanzanian Church will celebrate 150 years of its presence in the country. Recalling the past when the first Missionaries of the Holy Spirit arrived in Bagamoyo helps to better face the future of the Catholic Church in Tanzania. When the first missionaries arrived in Zanzibar and then in Bagamoyo, on the shores […]
