Church articles from the past 3 months
In Africa, there is no separation between the sacred and the profane. According to common African spirituality, all life is sacred, and the entire creation is sacred, as it is an expression of divine force. African spirituality is rooted in the belief in a mutual interdependence – indeed, a oneness – of all creation, in…
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A journey to the last Christian village in the mountains of Syria where the language of Jesus is still spoken. Islamists almost wiped out the pilgrimage site during the war. Now there is hope again. Thanks also to a courageous nun. As Ilias tells his story, he repeatedly strokes a wooden beam with his hand.…
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Two young lay Comboni missionaries talk to us about their experience among people fighting for their rights and dignity. About 25 minutes have passed since the last whistle of that endless train with 300 carriages and 4 km long, and now another one is already arriving. As time goes by, we pay more and more…
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Among the ethnic groups of the Indian state of West Bengal, the missionaries accompany a Christian community that is very poor but proud of its roots. A single asphalt road winds through the brilliant green of tea shrubs. Arriving in the evening, along the way you come across motorbike headlights or cell phone flashlights. Groups…
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To cope with increasingly recurring droughts and animal deaths, the northern ethnic group, equipped with a solid culture, is changing its habits. Agriculture takes the place of pastoralism, due also to targeted initiatives by the missionaries of Saint Paul. From the rocky hill, the view of the semi-arid plain is of a beauty that is…
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Four religious people have chosen to live in a hermitage community in the southeast of the Philippines, to live in silence and solitude, and to awaken people’s interest in preserving nature and making it more productive. The Mary Mediatrix Hermitage in the landlocked province of North Cotabato sets an example on how to preserve nature,…
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The Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants (CEPAMI) and other civil society organizations have been working for years to give a dignified life to the thousands of migrants and refugees in the country. “The fundamental objective of CEPAMI is that refugees and migrants should move away from anonymity and invisibility and there is always…
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Grasping the fresh, light green shoots in her hand, she separates them from the plants and tosses them into the cloth bag tied with a band around her forehead. A gesture that the women of Darjeeling will repeat thousands of times. A life made of sacrifices and suffering. But the Salesian schools try to give…
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Since its foundation by the Spiritan Missionaries in 1928, the Cristo Rey Major Seminary of Huambo has trained dozens of bishops, hundreds of priests and many young people who today serve Angolan society. We paid it a visit. Not far from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in the centre of Huambo…
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In the country’s most populous city, Muslim prayer groups have adapted to a scenario marked by the growth of Pentecostal Churches. Borrowing aspirations and rituals of a spiritual sentiment far removed from the traditional Islamic world. Lagos, one of the most complex realities in West Africa, defies easy classification. Extending over 1,000 square kilometres, the…
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In the Prelacy of Labrea, in the state of Amazonas, the Laguna Negra hospital boat, in collaboration with the Epifania Community, serves to announce the Gospel and improve the health conditions and quality of life of the indigenous and riverine population. In 2006, the Epifania Community began a mission in the Prelature of Labrea, sending…
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The Congolese judiciary threatened to prosecute the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Ambongo. Such a move has deepened the crisis between the authorities and the Catholic Church to a level unprecedented since Cardinal Malula went into exile under the Mobutu regime. Over the last few weeks, the crisis has been deepening between the government and the…
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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,…
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Vusi was an honest man and a hard worker. He had cleared a large piece of moorland and turned it into a beautiful fertile field. He…
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On 24 November, the Solemnity of Christ the King, on the occasion of World Youth Day in the Particular Churches, in St. Peter's Basilica the traditional…
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