Journey to Beauty Through Arts and Creativity
A journey towards Beauty is also a journey to God. Fr Raul Tabaranza, a Comboni missionary from the Philippines is exploring this journey, making use of his artistic painting talents. Art says a lot; if you can read the message of a painting, the artist’s emotion is always there. Even though a work of art […]
Minorities in Anxiety
Weak cultures have survived when related communities have had a strong sense of uniqueness about their identity during their history. Cultural minorities are now making their voices heard. Cultural minorities worldwide are making their voices heard these days when they feel the majority community does not attend to their interests. Wrong handling of ethnic grievances […]
The Philippines. Helped By Unseen Forces
A new lawyer from the Philippines proves that nothing is impossible if you work hard, find ways, and most importantly, believe in God and His guidance. As expected, he wasn’t the only one in the room. He was, after all, taking a licensure test. Apart from the proctor, there was a lady beside him. But […]
Cameroon. Those ten seconds of humanity
This is the time necessary, according to Mireille Yoga, director of the Edimar Centre in Yaoundé, to restore a look of dignity to a street child. Testimony of personal and social commitment. “My name is Mireille Yoga, director of the Edimar Centre in Yaoundé and mother of four adopted children and five in foster care.” […]
Morocco. Speaking in silence
A short journey made up of small initiatives. “Testimony, meeting and service”. Sr. Natalia Moratinos of the Missionary Company of the Heart of Jesus tells us about it. I arrived in Morocco in 2000, after 23 years of missionary life in the middle of the forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the beginning, […]
Asia. Walking together
The experience of the Missions Etrangères de Paris which from Europe paved the way for evangelization on the continent in the 17th century. The commitment to the church in China. The reception of Asian priests in France. We talked about this with Father Vincent Sénéchal, the Superior General Father of the Missions Etrangères de Paris […]
Mission Diary. Fr. Guerlain-Joachim: To promote close pastoral care
Father Guerlain-Joachim Biseka, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects on the missionary experience in a different context. Two years ago, I arrived in Costa Rica, Central America. I was assigned to the parish of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, located in the southwest of San Jose, the country’s capital. They have asked me […]
Vocation Story. The Sign of the Cross at Birth
Sr. Kurniawaty Marsaoly, originally from Indonesia, belongs to the Our Lady of Sorrows Sisters Servants of Mary talks with us about her vocation journey. My vocation story goes back to the moment my family converted to Catholicism. It all happened when I was born in 1986 into a Muslim family, being the second born after […]
Mission Diary. Building the Church of Tomorrow
Congolese Father Emmanuel Denima Darama has been teaching philosophy at the major seminary in Juba. He shares with us his ten years of teaching. My mission is to teach philosophy at St. Paul’s Major Seminary in Juba, an institution that the Comboni Missionaries helped to found. We welcome seminarians from the seven dioceses of South […]
The world is entering an era of instability
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the world has entered a more dangerous period in the last twelve months, with increased tensions and conflict reshaping the global defence-industrial landscape. Data published in the new The IISS Military Balance 2024 shows how countries are reshaping their equipment and spending plans and how their […]