The murder of Pierre Claverie, a Dominican and Bishop of Oran in Algeria, was the latest in a series of tragic murders that plunged the Church in Algeria into mourning between 1994 and 1996. The other victims were seven Trappist monks, four African missionaries, a Marist monk, and several religious of various congregations. Pierre Claverie […]

It is a multi-purpose tree and is highly valued not only for its economic and dietary value, but also for its medicinal uses. The Shea butter tree is considered sacred in many communities around Africa because of the bounty of goodness it can bring to the skin, hair, beauty and health of a person. The

“My service consists of listening and supporting. Even if sometimes situations are complicated and I cannot resolve them, it is a way to tell people they are important.” Sr. Delphine Gakpe Amivi, tells us about her work as the head of the St. Joseph’s Hospital. I am Togolese, born in Adidogomé, a city on the

The arrival of the Comboni Missionaries in Macao soon led to a question: What about mainland China? Thus, was born a project to support the Church in China: Fen Xiang. The aim is to promote the sharing of resources and means with the dioceses through the formation of clergy, religious and laity. The opening of

The life of Carlo Acutis, short and intense, has been an inspiration to many people around the world. He will be canonized on 27 April this year. “I am happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute of it doing things that wouldn’t have pleased God”.  A few days later,

Bishop Enrique Angelelli, along with two priests and a layman, were killed during the dictatorship because of their preferential option for the poor. A bishop must always have “one ear on the Gospel and the other on the people”. The Argentinean Enrique Angelelli learnt this while working with the members of the GIOC, Christian Youth

It is a tropical plant that thrives in the medium to low altitudes of dry woodlands or grasslands. Laboratory tests indicate that the plant is also effective against several diseases, including malaria, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes, and worms. Zanthoxylum chalybeum, also called ‘knob wood’ in English, is a deciduous spiny shrub. In Greek, Zanthoxylum means

Respect for elders is a core value in the African culture. It comes from the mentality which values the past more than the future. Some people call it a mythical mentality that looks towards the past more than towards the future. In this mentality, things that happened in the past are held in high esteem.

Father Simon Agede has been a vocations promoter in Lusaka, Zambia, for a little over a year. He talks to us about the difficulties and joys of this work, meeting so many young people. I am Ghanaian by birth and have been working in the Comboni Province of Malawi-Zambia since 2022. Although our circumscription includes

This year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). It was the first ecumenical gathering to seek a fuller understanding of the faith. Beyond its theological significance, it has also shown that common discernment is a way of hope for a pilgrim Church of the Jubilee. In 1300, Pope Boniface VIII