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Niger. The Gerewol festival

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024
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The Bororo belong to the large ethnic family of the Peul. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
The Gerewol is the festival of bodily beauty. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
The young Bororo paint their faces with the most extravagant designs to accentuate their extended lines. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
At dawn, a woman sings: ‘The morning star has risen. O you, most beautiful girls, and you, charming youths, arise. The great of the Gerewol begins’. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
Both the youths and the girls dress up for the feast.  Photo: Francesca Mascotto
The young men begin the first moves of a ritual dance. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
The Bororo believe the heart is the seat of the togu.  It is a way of being.  Photo: Francesca Mascotto
Each one looks at himself or herself in a mirror and is pleased with his or her beauty. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
They begin to sing a monochord song based on a single, continuous note. Photo: Francesca Mascotto
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Sr. Benjamine. Listen, accompany and educate

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

After years spent outside your country, it is not easy to adapt. “I struggle to recognize some things that have changed over time.” Sr. Benjamine Kimala Nanga, a Comboni Sister from Chad, explains to us why it is so.

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Fr. Moises. A Journey of Prayer and Gratitude

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

“I believe that the Lord of the Mission who called me to follow Him is the same Lord who has been guiding and sustaining me throughout these years”. Fr. Moises Albarina, a Comboni Missionary from the Philippines shares his vocation Continue reading →

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Sr Hyunjung. “I feel part of their lives”

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

A Maryknoll sister reaches people with disabilities in East Timor’s remote communities.

At 52, Maryknoll Sister Hyunjung Kim is both youthful-looking and committed to religious life. Yet, in East Timor – a small nation on the island of Timor, north Continue reading →

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Sr Expedita. The Doors of the Desert

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

“It is very important to be present and walk with them, especially in this painful and difficult moment”, Sister Expedita Perez tells us.” 

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Sr Elisabeth. “To be amazed by the mystery of my vocation”

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

“Day after day, through my commitment and all that I am, I try to participate in the building of the Church that I love so much as a religious and as a journalist”, Sister Elisabeth Tikabi, a Cameroonian Comboni Missionary, Continue reading →

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The voices of young people. Some leave and some remain.

April 4, 2024

Leaving the Church does not mean abandoning the faith; moving away from the faith does not mean giving up one’s spirituality. Even though they are leaving the Christian community, many young people continue to feel like believers.

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Harmony Prayer

April 4, 2024

O Lord, I cry for peace.
Purify my eyes to see peace,
Purify my mind to understand peace,
Purify my heart to love peace,
Purify my memory to work for peace;
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