First Steps in Electric Mobility
Interesting developments also in developing countries, especially in India. In Africa the first Egyptian and Ugandan start-ups. The electric mobility revolution is advancing rapidly in industrialized countries, with some surprises also in other areas of the world. According to the latest estimates, in 2022, sales of electric vehicles exceeded the 10 million mark, with China, […]
Bolivia: Ch’alla – Rite of Thanksgiving to Mother Earth
Ch’alla is a rite of gratitude of the native Andean peoples towards Pachamama (Mother Earth), an obligatory gesture towards nature to obtain better crops, health, and prosperity in all activities of daily life. In Bolivia, the ceremony stands out for its picturesque authenticity, with an outpouring of gifts to Mother Earth, while at the same […]
Sr Zenaida: To bring the “Table of brotherhood” into prisons
She has dedicated more than 20 years of her life to prisoners. Something has changed in the Philippines since the arrival of Ferdinand Marcos Jr as president, “But we can’t say yet if the situation is improving; it’s too early and we don’t know his political agenda,” said Sister Zenaida Cabrera, of the Congregation of […]
Guatemala: A Failed State
Drug trafficking, corruption, and the danger of fraud in the next presidential elections. The Church’s commitment to defending the poor following the example of the martyrs of Quiché. We talk with Monsignor Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli, Bishop of Quiché. It was a day in August 1995. A farmer was working in his field. The hoe inadvertently […]
Mission Diary: To live among the poor
Fr Paul Schneider is an American-born Spanish diocesan priest. He left his home to become a missionary in Ethiopia. He talked with us about his experience with the Oromo people. Here is what he said. My mission is in Lagarba which is located in the region of Oromia. The distance from Lagarba to Ethiopia’s capital […]
The sub-Saharan African economies will grow this year
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently released new projections for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. These projections are subject to change depending on various factors, such as global economic conditions and political developments. However, one thing is for certain, the sub-Saharan African economies are ones to watch and will continue to grow in the […]
Bolivia: Anata – The Aymara Carnevale
The Anata festival – Anata in Aymara means game – is of pre-Hispanic tradition. It is a moment of joy or Kusisiña. In the Anata, the relationship between the jaqi (person), nature and divinity is manifested. The Anata celebration is generally held in February, with a movable date, during the rainy season, when the plants […]
Church: Synodality, Dialogue – The Proposal of a Decalogue
If ‘dialogue’ means ‘meeting through the word’ (‘dia-logos’), dialogue is necessary to walk together, to live, that is, that style of ‘synodality’ (‘synod’ means ‘journey made together’), with which Pope Francis is calling the Church to face the challenges and promises of our times. To experience an authentic synodal process, the Church must increasingly be […]
Mexico: ‘Esquila Misional’ – A Sound that Calls for a Missionary Commitment
The Comboni magazine ‘Esquila Misional’ celebrates 70 years of life. At the service of the people and of the Mexican church open to the world. It was a mild Thursday afternoon of January 22, 1948, when the first five Comboni missionaries landed at the Tijuana airport in Baja California. Waiting for them was Msgr. Felipe […]
The Youth Corner: The Path of Dialogue
The path of dialogue appears to be the true means for vocational discernment and personal fulfilment. The present time is full of uneasiness, fear, and doubt about the future. First, it was two years of a pandemic that still continues to decimate lives all over the world. Because of it, we all had to close […]