From pressure on manufacturing companies to parish gun buybacks, parts of the American Catholic world is mobilizing against a culture of violence that causes thousands of victims every year. We talk about it with Father Mike Murphy, one of the creators of the “Gun buyback” campaign. A line of cars has been lining up since…
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A recent morning, a group of refugees, mostly men and women from Sudan and Syria, filled the waiting room of a centre run by the Rouh Initiative in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in northern Egypt. By midday, around 60 patients with various medical needs have been seen. It is another busy day for 31-year-old…
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Brother Christopher Villanueva, a member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), uses his creativity in painting to restore and strengthen hope among victims of conflict and natural disasters. His paintings encourage people to grow in faith. He started drawing with pencils, ballpoint pens and crayons when he was in primary school. He drew on…
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Amid conflict in Ambazonia, in the English-speaking part of Cameroon, the Servants of Mary Ministers of the Sick have kept the Notre Dame de la Santé hospital open for ten years. With a large pool of local workers and volunteer doctors, they are strengthening the region’s health system. We visited the Hospital. In the mountainous…
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A man had two sons. Their names were Rafiki and Tambu. One day he decided to teach them a lesson. He called them early in the morning and sent them to a village some distance away. “Go and visit the people – he said – But be careful: along the way, you will occasionally pull…
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Since ancient times, food resources have played a decisive role in political dynamics both internally and externally. They constitute a key element on which the development and stability of states depend, as well as, migratory flows and conflicts over the possession and/or use of land and water. These resources can also take on geopolitical connotations…
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In the country of the cedars, dragged into the Middle Eastern conflict, two thousand Caritas volunteers take care of internally displaced people: more than a million, out of four and a half million inhabitants. “Among us, we are a family, beyond sectarian differences”. “A few days ago, while I was distributing hot meals in one…
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The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could weaken Moscow-backed regimes in Africa and beyond, reducing Russian influence on the continent. One consequence would be a further expansion of jihadist activities in the Sahel. The brutal fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria last December could make it difficult for Russia to maintain its military…
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Donald Trump is set to take office this month after being re-elected in the 2024 US presidential elections. His comeback has sparked considerable unease across foreign governments, including Washington’s allies and Asian rivals. During his first term in office (2017-2021), unpredictability was a hallmark of Trump’s foreign policy: he sought to facilitate dialogue between North-…
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Sometimes one has the impression that personal honour and prestige are considered much more important than the truth and interests of the community. And so, one is ready to sacrifice the entire community, the basic principles of common life and even the lives of others for one’s interests. This is a true alienation of one’s…
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This year looks set to be another difficult one for democracy in Africa. In the Sahel, at least three elections have been postponed. Elsewhere, they risk being unfair or triggering violence, while a growing number of leaders are changing the rules to stay in power indefinitely. In North Africa, Egypt is due to hold parliamentary…
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Thanks to a World Youth Orchestra project, a group of orphaned or abandoned children welcomed by the Missionaries of Charity had the opportunity to take part in music and singing workshops. Discovering talents and potential. With its ultra-modern skyscrapers, its wide and very busy streets, but above all its endless suburbs, Ho Chi Minh City…
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She played a key role in a campaign that challenged a corrupt waste trafficking scheme between Italy and Tunisia, resulting in the return of 6,000…
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The Black and white swallow flew high up in the clear, blue sky, wheeling and diving, his fast, pointed wings carrying him at a great speed. Swallow…
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Welcoming, listening and guiding. Some characteristics of Pope Leo with the youth During the years when Father Robert Francis Prevost was pastor of the church of Our…
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