One of the most exciting things about growing up is realising just how much there is for us in life. “ I want it all and I want it now”, just about sum it up.
The youth see the environmental destruction in all aspects of our lives – the air we breathe, the forest destruction, the polluted oceans, the climate change that is upon us and the pandemic- all a result of human neglect, greed Continue reading →
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa. An active network of Catholic sisters is determined to change that by providing help to survivors and conducting education campaigns to prevent others from being victimized.
Comboni Sr. Alicia Vacas Moro, a Spanish missionary was one of 14 women receiving this year’s International ‘Women of Courage award’, an annual honour by the U.S. Department of State.
Fr Stan who turned eight-four on April 26, has been lodged in the Taloja jail since his arrest on October 8, 2020. He was the last one of 16 to be arrested, in the Elgar Parishad/Bhima-Koregaon conspiracy case. That he Continue reading →
He is a Comboni missionary from the Central African Republic (CAR). He currently studies at St Joseph Theological Institute at Cedara, Pietermaritzburg (PMB – South Africa). He shares with us his experience.
For months he travels in an armoured car and an armed police escort. He did not ask for protection but the local government, was forced to provide it due to international pressure. “I am not afraid and I am Continue reading →
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), even before the COVID-19 pandemic, young people were around three times more likely to be unemployed.
The pandemic has further exacerbated those challenges, including disruptions in education, training, employment, while some have endured Continue reading →
The world will be saved by beauty! Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote that, Dorothy Day quoted it, and centuries before Jesus, Confucius made it central to his pedagogy. They were on to something. Beauty is a special language that cuts through and Continue reading →
We live in the world and our life is not indifferent to the concrete reality that challenges us every day. And it is in the world that vocation is realized, developed and bears fruit.