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This year, the Little Sisters of Jesus, inspired by the spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld celebrate 50 years of the presence in the Philippines. These nuns have chosen an uncommon path. For five decades in the Philippines, their core charism is to be “contemplative in the middle of the world,” living a deeply prayerful […]

Religious communities can demonstrate that cultural and racial differences must be viewed from a positive perspective and be promoters of justice, peace and integrity of creation. Africa is blessed with a multitude of vocations. The call to religious life is widespread, and the response is generous, bringing together people from diverse ethnic, cultural, and national

Cameroon has a long tradition of making textiles from tree bark, from the most well-known fibre, raffia, which comes from a variety of palm trees and is used in making baskets and bags, to the more complex “Obom” fibre. Obom, in the Cameroonian Fang-Beti language, means “fabric made from the bark of the Aloa tree.”

A rich man, close to death, called his only son and said to him, “I leave you all my riches.” I hope you know how to use them well. Before I leave this world to join our ancestors, I want to give you three pieces of advice. First, be careful with alcoholic beverages. Second, never

The Turkana are a monotheistic people. They believe in one God, known as Akuj, the creator of the universe. “All things belong to Akuj”, they say. They call upon him in times of great need, through prayers and chants and through animal sacrifices. The Turkana believe that Akuj is the source of all power: if

In Kisangani, the Comboni Missionaries Sisters are welcoming boys and girls who were living on the streets and are now finding a home at the Saint Laurent Centre, where they are given shelter and also hope and opportunities for the future. Boys and girls run along the ever-crowded streets. A constant zigzagging between bicycles, cars,

“We continue to believe in the resurrection of South Sudan. We continue to proclaim that Emmanuel, God-with-us, never abandons his children. Even in the darkest nights, the Gospel remains a burning light. And no war can extinguish the power of God’s love.” South Sudan is a wounded, crucified land. It is the world’s youngest country,

Kuba, a fabric produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo for hundreds of years, survives today thanks to the talent and skill of local artisans who keep the tradition alive. Its origins can be traced back to the 17th century, when it began to be made in the then-Kuba kingdom. The highly elaborate and complex

One day, the Rabbit and the Elephant wanted to trade their cloth for a cow. The Rabbit had a little bundle of cloth. And the Elephant had a big bundle of cloth. They started for the village. On the way, they came to a river. The elephant went right into the water. “Wait,” cried the

Acholi is a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from Northern Uganda, with a population of approximately 1.2 million in the country. Among the Acholi people, the birth of a child is regarded as a miraculous work of the supreme God, Nyarubanga. The spirits of the dead ancestors known in Acholi as Abila, also play an important