Advocacy & People. Yvette Mushigo, Breaking the Silence
The Congolese activist and jurist Yvette Mushigo is the coordinator of the Synergie des Femmes pour la Paix et la Réconciliation (SPR), a network of associations operating in Bukavu (DRC) for women to know and claim their rights. “There are many types of violence that are perpetrated against women. From discrimination in employment and sexual […]
Sierra Leone. Moringa Protein and Resistant Coffee
There is no shortage of water, but floods are increasingly frequent. To enable families to have enough food and earn their living, a group of Salesians have promoted a project for the cultivation and transformation of moringa. From moringa to Coffea Stenophylla, from horizontally grown tomatoes to new generation tea, in Sierra Leone, where climate […]
Cambodia: Two Sisters and a Church Reborn
In Cambodia, Songvat and Tharin, today Sister Marie and Sister Teresa, are the first women to enter the religious life since the bloody regime of the Khmer Rouge. A conversion that went hand in hand with the reconstruction of the country. A Church that is reborn thanks to the preaching of the Gospel in […]
Nicaragua. ‘We Shall Resist’
Repression, kidnappings, intimidation. The Catholic Church under siege. But ‘the hearts of the people resist’. We received this letter from a religious sister who writes under a pseudonym for security reasons. It is not easy to nourish hope in Nicaragua. Blow after blow, it seems that the intention of President Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo […]
Mission Diary. Prayer Is Life
Maria Cecilia Sierra is a Comboni Missionary Sister from Mexico. She has worked in several countries. Now she lives in the eastern Arab world. She talks about her experiences. Everything is grace. Divine gratuitousness and beauty are values that define and guide my life and prayer. “Thank you” is the word that emanates from my […]
Bible & Mission. The end of Mission: God is all in all
“It was then that (Jesus) danced in the Holy Spirit.” (Luke 10: 21–22) The end of the mission is the missionary’s joy: he becomes God’s child. However, it is also the Son’s joy, who dances at the Father’s tune, because children are born to Him. It is the most beautiful joy: that of the Father […]
Mission Diary. “I must remove my shoes for this is holy ground”
“I am living out this service by trying to witness and share the beauty and joy of the Mission with these young women who wish to offer their lives as missionaries of the Gospel”. Sr. Salome Wangari, Kenyan, talks to us about her experience as a formator of future missionaries. Missionary life urges you to […]
Global Witness. Environmental activists killed. “One every other day”
According to a new report by Global Witness at least 177 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for trying to protect the planet – one person every other day. The new figures bring the total number of defender killings up to 1,910 between 2012 and 2022. The findings come ahead of world governments […]
World Youth Day. After Lisbon. The Seven Steps
In Lisbon, during WYD23, Pope Francis indicated seven important steps that enable the youth to continue their journey. Step 1: Called by name This is how the Pope began his message at the welcoming celebration: “Called because we are loved [by] Him who calls us every day to embrace and encourage; to make each of […]
Pope at Audience: St. Daniel Comboni was full of zeal for Africa
During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis continues his catechesis series dedicated to apostolic zeal and applauds St. Daniel Comboni’s great zeal and love for Africa, saying he was fuelled by the joy of the Gospel. In his catechesis, the Pope praised St. Comboni’s zeal for Africa which has left an important legacy, noting, “Saint […]