Returning from a mission of peace, Father Ezequiel Ramin, a 32-year-old Comboni missionary was gunned down in Rondonia, Brazil, in 1985, by armed guards hired by a landowner. The evidences of his…
October 2019
The Special Synod for the Amazon wishes to contribute to the new ways of building up the Church and an integral ecology. The objective is to create conditions that allow the populations that inhabit…
October 2019
The Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region will take place in Rome from October 6-27 on the theme, “Amazonia: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecology.” Here…
October 2019
To be a missionary in the Muslim world is to care for the Christian minority and be witnesses to the Muslims through health care and education. Mission for the author is not about proselytising, but…
September 2019
The creation of the new autonomous region in Mindanao is another means to the attainment of elusive peace in this part of the Philippines after decades of violence and conflict. This development is an…
September 2019
Sentenced to death in 2010 for “insulting Muhammad,” Asia Bibi was acquitted in 2018. Last May, the Pakistani Catholic woman flew to Canada where she was reunited with her family.
September 2019
A Filipino missionary, Jemboy Caspis, hailing from General Santos, recounts how he faced the dilemma of wanting to be a priest yet facing difficulties because he was an only son. Today, he is working…
August 2019
Lacking the necessary infrastructure and manpower, how does one encourage the youth who seek to become missionaries fulfill their wish? A Comboni missionary describes how he came up with what he calls…
August 2019