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A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council found that there have been attempts to smuggle weapons from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Rwanda to rebels in Burundi, where a political crisis threatens to spiral out of control. The report, produced by experts who monitor sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo, said […]

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Mexico between February 12-17. In addition to visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Francis will also travel to Ciudad Juárez on the US border, and to Chiapas, one of the poorest regions in the country. Many priests in Mexico are subjected to threats and

In his pastoral letter for Ash Wednesday, the archbishop calls on the faithful to revive the Pondo ng Pinoy programme – a movement started by the Archdiocese of Manila, which advocates a lifestyle of giving and caring for the poor and disadvantaged, in the name of Jesus. Helping to feed children is a concrete act

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