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“I Am on the Side of Peace”

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

To those who ask me which side I am on with so many armed and bloody conflicts being pursued in various regions of the world, I reply without hesitation that I am on the side of the victims of war. Continue reading →

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Youth in Action

God speaks in silence

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

“God always speaks to you. All you have to do is listen”. My mother always offers this advice when I seek discernment in challenging situations.

Until recently, I could never fully grasp the idea of God speaking to me. When Continue reading →

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Why Not?

What’s Life All About?

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

We can truly live a meaningful life under the guidance of Jesus. The three words that will help us achieve this objective are service, sacrifice, and sharing.

Someone once said: “We spend the first quarter of our lives learning how Continue reading →

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An Inaugural Discourse for Fraternity

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

(Lk 4,14-30)

This passage from St Luke’s Gospel presents Jesus’ proclamation of the living word of fraternity, from Nazareth to the Jordan and from the Jordan to the Cross.

In the power of the Spirit, Jesus begins his ministry and Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina

29 May

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29 May

International Day of UN Peacekeepers  

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21 May

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21 May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 

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17 May

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17 May

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day  

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3 May

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3 May

World Press Freedom Day 

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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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