Why should a young person who has succeeded in fulfilling the dream of his life and became a ski instructor on the mountains of Northern Italy choose to go to South Sudan, among the villages where everything is missing and Continue reading →
“Wouldn’t you like to become a missionary?” It took me a few seconds of reflection to reply: “Of course I would like to”. Brother Paulo Manuel Félix Ferreira, from Portugal tell us his story.
She grew up in Uganda. Her father died when she was just eight years old. “Life was difficult, but my mother always encouraged us,” she says. “I prepared for my First Communion with the nuns and priests at the mission Continue reading →
As a boy, he wants to be a priest. Twice he writes an application to enter the seminary, but his wish does not come true. He continues his studies, graduates, and gets a job that satisfies him. But he wants Continue reading →
“I was about four or five … I came here because I was accused of witchcraft and I was condemned by my family and my community”, said Sarah, aged 12. When Sarah was four years old, she was wrongly implicated Continue reading →
Three years after taking in the little girl Inimffon and her younger brother, Sister Matylda Iyang finally heard from the mother who had abandoned them.
“Their mother came back and told me that she (Inimffon) and her younger sibling are Continue reading →
Nathalie Becquart is a member of the Xavière Sisters, Missionaries of Jesus Christ in France. Before becoming a sister, she worked as a consultant in marketing and advertising. After entering, she did marketing for Paulist Press, was the national coordinator Continue reading →
Fifty years in India alongside the lepers. Curing their wounds but also rejoicing with each one for newfound life. This is the story of Sister Bertilla Capra, 82, an Italian Consolata Missionary.
