The stillness of the warm tropical night is suddenly interrupted by several loud noises, waking the residents of Mount Salem in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Paul, Tanice and their three young children are gripped by fear and the children start to Continue reading →

Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, has just won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. 

Brother Peter, a science teacher from Kenya, has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and few Continue reading →

“Avoid corruption and help the poor who need legal services,” is a life principle of Nelson B. Borja, 71, a senior trial lawyer specializing in criminal cases, who distinguished himself for providing free legal service to the poor.

“As a Continue reading →

A very hectic and exciting life, in a wide range of areas. Committed to various forms of human endeavour. Fond of interacting communication among young people. Engaged in development projects and human promotion programmes. And much more. Always with a Continue reading →

Former undocumented immigrant helps migrants today in Los Angeles: Isaac Cuevas, director of the Office of Immigration and Public Affairs of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, shares his own immigrant story.

“What are we going to do if one of Continue reading →

Sister Justine G. Senapati, an Indian member of Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy congregation, is a social worker and human rights activist who has worked with the United Nations as Non-Governmental Organization representative.  She talks about her experience. Continue reading →

Sri Lanka is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the south eastern coast of India. Since March 2012, the Comboni Missionaries are present in this country with a community in Talawakelle, the mountainous heart of the country, Continue reading →

When a college student, Jemboy told his parents he wanted to be a missionary priest, they felt that such a vocation would deprive them of their only treasure. He waited. He even tried to put the call aside. Until he Continue reading →

Five years ago, Sister Lizzy Chakkalakkal, principal of a school in Kochi, Kerala, discovered that one of her students was homeless. This prompted the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary nun and some students of Our Lady’s Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Continue reading →

Mission hardships are transformed with the right vision. 

Father Gregor Schmidt knows the rigors of mission as well as anyone. In Fangak County, South Sudan, it’s not unusual for him to wade through waist-deep waters for nine hours a Continue reading →