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In Shi culture, birth remains one of the most important, joyful, and eagerly awaited events. It brings families together and gives hope, especially to newly married couples. It continues the ancestral line and reinforces respect for tradition. The Bashi, also known as the Shi, are a Bantu-speaking people native to the South Kivu region in […]

Sr. Omaira Martin, a Comboni Missionary Sister, shares her experience, particularly with young people. It is now ten years since I first set foot on African soil. I arrived in Zambia with a mixture of joy, fear, curiosity, hope, enthusiasm, and uncertainty. One of the first things that struck me was the relationship people have

A dream comes true. Father Janvier Kabeya Mbinze, a Comboni missionary from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shares his experience in South Sudan. When I was a Theology student, I thought every Comboni missionary should visit Sudan at least once in their lifetime, the land where our father, founder, and ancestor, Saint Daniel Comboni,

She is an advocate for climate justice and a member of the Council of Elders for the Pacific Climate Warriors, or 350 Pacific. She explains why it is so important to listen to the Earth. While the world searches for solutions in carbon credits, experimental energy and piling on pledges, beneath all this noise, a

The hare once met the hyena and proposed that they go for a walk. They went for a walk together and then separated, after which the hare went to the lioness’s cave and found it closed. She cried out, “Stone, open!” and the stone rolled away from the mouth of the cave. She entered and

The Mossi are the most numerous ethnic groups in Burkina Faso with 6.2 million members making up 40% of the population. Mossi wisdom notes. For the Mossi, wisdom consists in respecting traditional practices and customs. “If you go to a village and find everyone walking heads down, do the same yourself “, and do not

The wooden image of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso became the focal point of extraordinary events and lasting popular devotion from the 17th century to the present. In the context of Philippine history, various images of the Blessed Virgin have been found, attributed to miracles, according to oral history. Such is the case with the

The Comboni Missionary Sisters share their lives with the Palestinian people, particularly the Bedouin community. One afternoon, Sister Mariolina Cattaneo from Italy stood on the roof terrace of the main Comboni residence in East Jerusalem and pointed to the concrete separation wall, also known as a ‘separation barrier’, which was just yards away. The section

Maanda Ngoitiko founded the Council of Women Shepherds (PWC) alongside ten other Maasai women. The organisation’s focus is on defending the rights of women and girls within their community, to change gender roles within a traditionally patriarchal society. “I am the daughter of a Maasai herder family from Olosirua, Kenya. My name comes from the

The fox is the most wicked animal in the forest, and everyone hates him. He is forever cheating people and playing tricks on everyone. There is not a single animal in the whole neighbourhood that has not been fooled by him, but for a long time, no one could think of a way to get