Small Christian communities. Inculturation. Lay movements and a growing number of development projects. These are signs of a Christian community that is growing. From a humble beginning, the church among the Maasai is taking its place in Kenya. Among the first Europeans to reach the East African interior in mid-19th century there were Anglican missionaries. …
Kenya: The Diocese of Ngong, Church of the People Read More »
Sr. Monica Luparello was born and raised in Palermo, Italy. After graduating in medicine and surgery, she entered the Congregation of the Comboni Missionary Sisters. She tells us her story. You might say that surely the profession I had chosen was already in itself a way of helping others and that religious consecration was not …
Vocation Story: Sister Monica, “Freely you have received, so, freely give” Read More »
The Buganda are a bantu speaking ethnic group found in Uganda. They are the largest ethnic group in the country. They live in the Central Region including the Ugandan capital Kampala. We look at the Funeral Rites. Death is a sad and dark time among the Buganda. Loss of a loved one is usually a …
On the Madagascar plateau the bodies of the dead are exhumed from their tombs and brought out for a day of celebration which, with singing and dancing renders homage to their dead. Close to the edges of the rice fields connecting the valleys of the central highlands, flickering lights can be seen in the darkness …
One day the hare, feeling hungry, went to look for food. Now, although he was full of mischief, the hare was also very lazy, and whenever he could conveniently do so, he took life easily and let others toil while he benefited from their labours. After aimlessly wandering about the bush, hoping that he could …
Basella alba (Plant family Basellaceae) is an edible, fleshy, perennial, climbing creeper. Basella or vine spinach is a popular tropical leafy-green vegetable, commonly grown as a backyard herb in home gardens. It is popularly known as Indian spinach, Malabar spinach or Country spinach. Vine-spinach has two chief cultivars; Basella alba, which features green-stems and deep-green …
Herbs & Plants: Basella alba, an incredibly rich sources of vitamin A Read More »
To bring the Gospel to those who had yet to hear it was a fundamental feature of the apostolic activity of Archbishop Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries. Guido Maria Conforti was born on March 30th, 1865, at Ravadese, in the Diocese of Parma, in the north Italy. While still attending primary school …
Great Missionaries: Archbishop Guido Maria Conforti Read More »
According to the Church’s book of statistics updated to December 31, 2018, which takes in everything from the number of Catholics globally to the numbers behind the Church’s worldwide involvement in healthcare, welfare and education, on December 31, 2018, the world population was 7,496,394,000, up 88,020,000 people compared to the previous year. On the same …
Commentary on Encyclical Letter “Fratelli tutti” by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. In this Encyclical, Pope Francis sets out a clear, exciting and ambitious vision of the role of human friendship and solidarity as the basis for a better future world order. Throughout this work, he interweaves the themes of the individual and the social, …
Archbishop Justin Welby: “Fratelli Tutti is a truly ecumenical document” Read More »
Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie, Cardinal Archbishop of Algiers and Carthage, missionary founder and anti-slavery campaigner, was born near Bayonne in the Basque region of southern France. After his schooling, he studied theology at Saint Sulpice in Paris. In 1854, after priestly ordination and further studies, he was appointed professor of church history in the university …
Great missionaries: Cardinal Lavigerie, a man of strong convictions Read More »
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