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Antonio Carlos | Editor

The unassuming Diego enjoyed seeing himself as “a nobody…a small rope… a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.” In God’s mysterious plan, he was the instrument that triggered the start of a new chapter…


In This Issue


Respecting Life

As Christians, what does it really mean to respect life? It means that all life – including the environment – but especially human life, is a precious gift from the Creator. And therefore, no one,…

Letting the Light of Jesus Shine

Many years ago, a fourteen-year-old boy was the first to talk at the first ever meeting of Light of Jesus. Now, decades after, Bo Sanchez leads this Catholic community which has thousands of people…

A God of Life

Mission in the name of Jesus has this aim – the regeneration of life! The question is: How do we heal our life’s wounds? How do we regenerate life? The answer is simple: by love

When There is Loss, Give Back!

Christmas is a joyful occasion of Christ’s love. We celebrate the good news, the best news, of Jesus’ birth. Even when faced with tribulations, let us find it in our hearts to give back.

The Art of Dialogue

More than ever before, the call for dialogue and collaboration has heightened. Our volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous and digital (VUCAD) world requires working towards greater simplicity and…

Humble Instruments

The unassuming Diego enjoyed seeing himself as “a nobody…a small rope… a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.” In God’s mysterious plan, he was the instrument that triggered the start of a new chapter…

World Touch


CATHOLIC POPULATION: Number of Catholics is Growing

The number of Catholics in the world is increasing: almost 1.3 billion, 17.7 percent of the world’s population of 7.6 billion inhabitants. According to figures from the Church’s Book of Statistics…

INDIA: Crimes Against Dalits on the Increase

Increasing attacks on Dalit people in India give the impression that the country is regressing to the ancient era where these people were treated worse than slaves, a Catholic prelate laments.

AFRICA: “Do Not Forget South Sudan”

Pope Francis has called on the international community not to forget South Sudan and in particular the serious humanitarian emergency unfolding there, according to Vatican Radio. The Pope made the…

INTERNET: Child Protection Against Abuses

Over a hundred participants from all continents gathered in Rome for the first world congress on the dangers children and adolescents face in the internet, informed Vatican Radio

ENVIRONMENT: Pollution Kills Nine Million People

Pollution kills at least nine million people and costs trillions of dollars every year, according to the most comprehensive global analysis to date, reported The Guardian newspaper.

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