Antonio Carlos, MCCJ | Editor

A new start

The commitment to mission promotion through the mass media which for us, Comboni Missionaries, is part and parcel of our identity allowed me to embrace my new mission.

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Rohingya Crisis

The persisting humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has been a global concern after two bouts of organized mass violence against them in 2012. But the Rohingyas' persecution has…

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For over two decades, the indigenous people (IP) of Mindanao, Philippines, have been fighting for the salvation of their ancestral lands. For the past five-and-a-half years, 70 IPs have died. Rich in…

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The Miao of China

Basha Miao Village lies on the southern border of Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The Miao villagers have maintained the characteristic lifestyle of the Miao ethnic group, still retaining ancient…

In This Issue

Frontiers

Helping the new president fight crime

August 2016

Filipino Focus

From ashes to art

Melbourne-based street artist Kaff-eine found her way to the charcoal-making community in Baseco and the dumpsite in Happyland, Manila, where she collaborated with residents and created artworks using…

August 2016

Frontline

Fidelity to mission

This is the dramatic story by the surviving Sister on the assault to the nursing home for the elderly and the disabled. Four sisters were killed along with their employees because of their fidelity to…

August 2016

WM Report

Time of deliverance

The first and only democracy of China is Taiwan. But it must resist the pressures of Beijing. An uphill task for the new president, the brave, self-made woman Tsai Ing-wen.

August 2016

Extraordinary People

Peace warrior

Fr. Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016), who has lately passed away, undoubtedly stands among the most influential American Jesuits of recent times. Priest, poet, retreat master, teacher, he however, is best…

August 2016

The Searcher's Path

God looking for one man

Saul of Tarsus, “the 13th apostle” Paul, the great herald of the Gospel, the greatest missionary of all times. Someone calculated that Paul covered 20,000 kms. over land and by sea. But his greatness…

August 2016

Editorial

A new start

The commitment to mission promotion through the mass media which for us, Comboni Missionaries, is part and parcel of our identity allowed me to embrace my new mission.

August 2016

World Touch

DEATH PENALTY: “No Punishment Without Hope”

Pope Francis, in a message sent to an international anti-death penalty event last June, condemned the use of the death penalty, saying it fosters vengeance and does not bring justice to the victims of…

August 2016

World Touch

INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES: Campaign Against Capital Punishment

"The campaign for the abolition of the death penalty is a big challenge in order to protect life, to promote justice and to humanize our societies. However, the campaign can be successful when…

August 2016

World Touch

COLOMBIA: Peace Deal

The Episcopal Conference of Colombia recognizes the definitive agreement of peace between the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) as "a historic event for the…

August 2016

World Touch

VENEZUELA: Public Health Emergency

The economic crisis in this country has exploded into a public health emergency, claiming the lives of untold numbers of Venezuelans, and there are chronic shortages of antibiotics, intravenous…

August 2016

World Touch

REFUGEES: 65 Million People Forced To Flee

As the number of people driven from home exceeds 60 million for the first time, U.N. refugee agency sounds alarm over failure of nations to find collective solutions. A record 65 million men, women…

August 2016

World Touch

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bishops Raise Concerns Over Elections

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised election concerns that threaten to plunge the country into chaos. According to the Constitution, presidential and parliamentary…

August 2016

World Touch

SOUTH SUDAN: ‘Country Ruled By Devils’

A Catholic leader has condemned the South Sudan government for its role in violence in the country's second largest city Wau, Radio Tamazuj reports. In a fiery Sunday sermon at St Joseph's Catholic…

August 2016

World Touch

VATICAN – CHINA RELATIONS: Only Francis Can Go To China?

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, recently told an Italian journal that relations between the Vatican and the People’s Republic of China “are living in a positive phase, as…

August 2016

A new start

Rohingya Crisis

A cultural struggle

The Miao of China

In This Issue

Helping the new president fight crime

From ashes to art

Fidelity to mission

Time of deliverance

Peace warrior

God looking for one man

A new start

World Touch

DEATH PENALTY: “No Punishment Without Hope”

INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES: Campaign Against Capital Punishment

COLOMBIA: Peace Deal

VENEZUELA: Public Health Emergency

REFUGEES: 65 Million People Forced To Flee

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bishops Raise Concerns Over Elections

SOUTH SUDAN: ‘Country Ruled By Devils’

VATICAN – CHINA RELATIONS: Only Francis Can Go To China?

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