To be a prophetic witness of Christ one does not necessarily need to go to faraway countries. Indeed, some do this among their own people. This was the case of Shabbaz Bhatti, an exemplary Christian.
“I believe in the force of the truth. I believe in what is called a moral liberating force,”. Dom Hélder Càmara , Archbishop of Olinda and Recife was one of the great prophets of the Catholic church.
Cardinal Van Thuan was arrested in 1975 and spent 13 years in prison, nine of them in solitary confinement in Hanoi. He used his time not only for personal prayer but also to write a reflection that continues to inspire. Continue reading →
On 23 October 1996, Bukavu, he was captured by the forces of the AFDL (Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo) of Laurent Kabila. The rebels killed him. The streets were deserted, the people were holed up in Continue reading →
One century after his death as a martyr, the priest who brought the Gospel to Islamic lands and lived among the Tuareg people in the Algerian desert will soon be proclaimed a saint.
Hilda Flavia a 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist, stood on the corner of a congested Kampala intersection, ignoring plastic trash that fluttered in the breeze and the emissions from ramshackle vehicles as she held up a green placard. The words were Continue reading →
Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda. She was the First Fridays For Future climate activist in Uganda and founder of the Rise up Climate Movement in order to amplify the voices of activists from Africa.
Angeleiorganized local people to fight the construction of the massive Gibe 3 Dam that would block access to water for indigenous communities around Lake Turkana. She is the founder of Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT).
My name is Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, but I’m more commonly referred to as Liz Mazingira. I am a passionate environmentalist, founder of Green Generation Initiative and an award-winning environmental blogger.
I have long had a great passion for environmental conservation. Continue reading →
