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During the Carnival, a village in Mexico turns into an alternate reality – a magical world of masks and dancing. The fog is the main character in Tetela de Ocampo, a village in the mountains of Puebla, East-Central Mexico. The streets, the bends in the roads, the landscape… all are made of fog. The inhabitants […]

Next week will see Pope Francis begin his apostolic trip to Mexico. He will be visiting Mexico City, Ecatepec, Tuxtla Gutierrez, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Morelia, and Ciudad Juarez from 12-17 February, and will pray before Our Lady of Guadalupe. To mark this occasion, the agency Notimex recorded some brief questions about and expressions

February 2nd, which was the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Day of Consecrated Life, saw Pope Francis preside at the Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life. The Mass was held in the Vatican Basilica and featured members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of

Muslim leaders from around the world adopted a declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries. Participants said the Marrakesh Declaration, developed during a conference between January 25-27, was based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the Prophet Muhammad and the people of Medina. The Declaration states that the Charter,

On January 21st, St. Andrew parish in Bakouma, southeast Central African Republic, was attacked by a group of LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) rebels, a formation of Ugandan origin that has been spreading terror in the Central African Republic for years. The LRA received widespread international attention a few years ago, when film maker Jason Russell

Not even religious buildings have been spared from the destruction of the war which broke out two years ago in South Sudan. As the ceasefire between government and rebels teeters, the missionaries continue to stand by the population: “God will not abandon us”. Months of negotiations and nine separate signed agreements have not been enough

Extremism and fundamentalism find fertile ground not only in the exploitation of religion for purposes of power, but also in the vacuum of ideals and the loss of identity. The First Arab Thinkers Forum, “Interreligious Dialogue and Extremism: reasons and remedies”, was held between 17-18 January at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research

On January 20th, Pope Francis met with the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan. During the encounter, the Bishops invited the Holy Father to visit South Sudan. The Pope expressed his desire to accept the invitation, adding “we have to leave everything in the hands of the Lord”. Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, of the Archdiocese