When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended up as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates, Sister Rosita Milesi, 79, offers a simple answer: determination. Sister Rosita was awarded the Nansen Prize by the U.N. Continue reading →

The small villages of the Tarahumara Indians in northern Mexico – where temperatures have risen above 50 degrees this year – have to deal not only with climate change, but also with injustice and discrimination. We accompany Brother Ricardo Greenley, Continue reading →

“In my community we decided that this year I would dedicate part of my time to reaching out to dozens, perhaps hundreds, of men, women and young drug addicts who wander around the Charco Azul neighbourhood in Cali. I started Continue reading →

Samuel Ngugi Mwangi has just been ordained deacon. “Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine”. I feel that this word of the Lord spoken by prophet Isaiah has indeed been a Continue reading →

Influenced by missionaries in his local parish, Edgardo decided to become a missionary at the age of 17. He tells of his vocation journey and his missionary experience.

 I am Fr. Edgardo Alfonso Vizcarra, a Comboni Missionary born and bred Continue reading →