
Herbs & Plants. Hyptis spicigera (Black Beni Seed)
This traditional plant is widely known and used across parts of tropical Africa. It has a long history of use as both a food source

Senegal. Dakar’s Healthcare Excellence
The historic Institut Pasteur in the Senegalese capital produces vaccines against formidable diseases such as yellow fever and conducts cutting-edge research on epidemics threatening African

Vocation Story. Challenges became opportunities.
“From a young village boy who simply wanted to see a priest, I have become a Comboni missionary priest serving the people of God”. Father

Mission diary. The beauty of encounters.
Brother Simone Bauce, a Comboni missionary, recounts his experiences in Latin America, primarily among the Macuxi and Uapixana indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. How

Advocacy & People. Alannah Acaq Hurley. Protecting Alaskan forests.
Acting on behalf of 15 tribal nations, Yup’ik leader Alannah Acaq Hurley led a campaign that stopped the proposed Pebble Mine megaproject in Alaska’s Bristol

Herbs & Plants. Cabbage, a powerful healing plant
Cabbage is a leafy green, red or white biennial vegetable grown annually. This cruciferous vegetable belongs to plant family brassicaceae and is round or oval