“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

The conflict in South Sudan, rooted in political in-fighting and motivated by the twin vices of greed and self-interest, began on 15 December 2013. It spread rapidly across the country and soon evolved into a brutal civil war with millions of people displaced, tens of thousands killed, entire villages torched, public and private properties looted

According to Singaporean Muslim leader Mufti Mohamed Fatris Bakaram, the recent terrorist attack in Lahore, which targeted civilians indiscriminately, “is not only against Islamic teachings, but it is also an attack against all humanity”. The mufti, in a letter of condolence sent to the island’s Catholic Archbishop, Monsignor William Goh, launched a searing attack on