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According to a recent report published by the Abring Foundation, a Brazilian charity campaigning for the rights of children and adolescents, more than 3 million underage children in Brazil are involved in child labour. According to the report, titled “Childhood and Adolescence Overview – 2016”, 44% of children in Brazil live in poverty, and 17% […]

The Lindalva Centre in Cambodia was founded by missionaries to support families and women who work like slaves in the country’s textile factories. At quarter past eleven, a number of pregnant women leave through a small door next to the entrance of the Hansoll textile company, a Korean firm located in the industrial area of

The Regional Bishops’ Conference of North Africa recently met in Tangier, Morocco, to discuss the situation of the Church in the region, which is largely Muslim. According to a statement issued after the Conference, between 50% and 90% of Catholics in North African countries are migrants and workers from sub-Saharan Africa. The statement continues to

“Las Patronas”, a group of women who provide food and assistance to migrants crossing the centre of Veracruz in Eastern Mexico, will this month receive the Medal of Merit of the Universidad Veracruzana (UV). This will mark the central event of the International Fair of the University Book 2016, which will take place from April

Hundreds of children work in the brick factories of the suburbs of Kathmandu. Together with a group of volunteers, Father Joe Thaler tries to give dignity, hope and a future to many of them. The children shyly show their hands and follow the instructions of the teacher, dressed in a coloured sari. Only when the

Religious leaders denounce the formation of militias “who sow violence” ahead of the General Election. In a statement on the preparations taking place for the next Kenyan General Election in 2017, religious leaders have said: “We appeal to all politicians with their vested interests to cease making elections a matter of life and death for

Forty Comboni Missionaries and Comboni Sisters stationed in the provinces of Europe recently took part in a symposium on the topic of “Mission and Migration”. The following is the statement of the Comboni Family signed by the participants of the symposium. “At the conclusion of the Symposium of Limone on Lake Garda 2016 (March 29-April

Cloth has always had a very important social function in the Ashanti kingdom. The colours and type of fabric worn underscore events and indicate the ceremonial occasion, as well as differences in status and gender. The cloth patterns and motifs represent proverbs, anecdotes, and the history of the Akan people – a history that has