A Spanish Claretian, for 35 years a missionary in Latin America, Fr. Maximino Cerezo Barredo, now ninety years old, is nicknamed “the painter of liberation” because his artistic work has renewed the sacred iconography of the continent starting from the Continue reading →

When Father Victor Sandoval went knocking on doors in one of Manila’s toughest slums to tell people he was moving into their midst, he was met with disbelief.

“At first, many didn’t trust us. They didn’t believe we were really Continue reading →

Brother José Eduardo Macedo de Freitas is a Portuguese Comboni missionary working as a nurse in the hospital of Kalongo, Uganda. He tells us how his missionary vocation came about and what he is doing in the field of healthcare Continue reading →

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death penalty.

At 83, she is writing her fourth book while directing her advocacy organization, Ministry Against the Death Continue reading →

As a student of architecture, he came to Africa. The humanity of the people left a deep impression on him.  The experience not only broadened his horizon but also opened up a new door in his life. A Comboni missionary, Continue reading →