The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni Missionaries who wished to remain faithful
House of Joy Ever since she was a little girl, Asia Howlett has dreamed of visiting every continent on earth. So when her good friend Anna Kleven invited her on a trip to Malawi, Asia jumped at the opportunity. The girls were on an adventure to visit Anna’s aunt and uncle, Comboni
DR CONGO — Eight indigenous Pygmies, members of the Batwa community, have been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for attempting to regain access to their traditional lands. Centuries before other African ethnic groups arrived, the Pygmies were living peacefully in the forests that reach from the Congo-Nile ridge mountains to the
Photo: Israeli West Bank Wall. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. WEST BANK — In recent months Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. According to the BBC, nearly three million Palestinian Arabs live in the West Bank under a combination of self-rule
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, June 18, the United States Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). DACA offers legal protection for some 650,000 young immigrants living in the United States. Most came here as children
The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni Missionaries who wished to remain faithful
Father Modi Abel Nyorko 1943-2020 Father Modi Abel Nyorko was a generous and exceptionally kind person — dedicating his life to serving others and sharing the Gospel with the people of South Sudan and the United States. He was born on July 31, 1943, to Elizabeth Kaku and Nyorko Jangara in Juba,
An elderly Colombian refugee being carried by Colombian National Police across the Táchira Riverfrom Venezuela into Colombia, in 2015. Colombia is a frequent route for Venezuelan migrants. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) June 5 marked three years since the Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia opened its Divine Providence House of Transit in
The effects of COVID-19 could erase decades of positive trends in the battle against global poverty. (Courtesy of Statista.) Even a pandemic that affects everyone affects the poor more. Workplace closures, travel restrictions, and strain on limited healthcare resources have disproportionately weakened the financial straits of those least able to weather
Photo courtesy of the UN The Memorial Day death of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police offices sparked a powder keg of long-simmering racial tensions in the U.S. and worldwide. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in all 50 states and in cities around
