To dare to follow a path of integral vocational discernment accompanied by the community is to dare to confront oneself and give a Christian response to the concerns of today’s world. Since History repeats itself, there seems to be inevitable friction between the generations. On the one hand, young people do not accept what is […]
The Youth Corner: Vocation in the Community Read More »
The continent of Africa is endowed with plenty of important medicinal plants. One of such plants is Aerva lanata (L.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes (Family Amaranthaceae) which has been used since time immemorial for a number of medical conditions. It is a strangling herb or undershrub that can grow to 90 cm in height.
Herbs & Plants: Aerva lanata – A Diverse Medicinal Herb Read More »
Maloca means communal house, it represents the unity of the Asheninka community, an indigenous people living in the central forest of the Ucayali department in the Atalaya province of eastern Peru. The maloca is a large communal house inhabited by the indigenous of the Amazon. It is a traditional social unit which has cosmogonic and
Peru: The Maloca, a Large Communal House Read More »
The Al Mowafaqa Ecumenical Institute of Theology in Rabat, created at the initiative of the only two officially recognised churches in Morocco, the Catholic Church and the Evangelical Church, wants to be a unique experience of ecumenism in the midst of the Islamic community. The Al Mowafaqa Ecumenical Institute of Theology is located in Hassan,
Morocco: The Al Mowafaqa Ecumenical Institute of Theology in Rabat Read More »
Many shrines and pilgrimage sites in honour of the Virgin Mary have sprung up throughout the African continent. Seven cases of Marian apparitions have been reported, the most famous and officially recognised is that of Kibeho in Rwanda. An introduction to the main centres of Marian worship in Africa. To date, seven cases of Marian
Marian Shrines in Africa: The Great Devotion Read More »
Vocational accompaniment, which is done without fear through dialogue and prayer, seeks to meet with what the person is and what he/she longs to be. Here, the will of God and the human will coincide. The pandemic brought in new habits and new fears. Suddenly, personal communication carries a lot of risks and, without realizing
The Youth Corner: Dialogue as a key to discernment Read More »
Africa is probably the place in the world where oral tradition has had the greatest influence on the preservation and transmission of knowledge. The continent has a long tradition of writing which, in some places, has led its inhabitants to develop complex alphabets and ideograms, some of which have been created in relatively recent times.
African Alphabets: A Great Cultural Heritage Read More »
The Telema Mental Health Centre in Kinshasa is a place where the mentally ill are welcomed and respected. We saw it for ourselves. Many people suffering from mental illnesses live on the streets of Kinshasa. They often have to live off people’s charity and are often exposed to aggression and insults, and they can sometimes disappear
DR Congo: An Oasis of Hope Read More »
Schools, female entrepreneurship, microcredit. These are some of the initiatives of the Oblates of Mary in this small African country. Cacine is a village of mud-brick houses, covered with metal sheets or palm leaves, built side by side along two dirt paths, where hens, goats, and pigs roam, and where children play. This small town
Guinea-Bissau: The Gospel and Social Promotion Read More »
In his Message for the World Day of Social Communications, scheduled this year for Sunday, May 29, Pope Francis says listening is an indispensable first step in human communication, and a dimension of love. “Listening is the first indispensable ingredient of dialogue and good communication. Communication does not take place if listening has not taken
Pope Francis: “Listening is a dimension of love” Read More »
Comboni Missionaries © 2026 - email us at info@combonimissionaries.co.uk