Pedro Casaldáliga, Bishop emeritus of São Félix do Araguaia in Brazil, a fervent defender of the indigenous people of the Amazon and one of the best-known exponents of liberation theology, has died at the age of 92. Another way of Continue reading →
Imprisoned at the age of seventy-five for participating in a non-violent demonstration, Dorothy Day spent her whole life in solidarity with the poor, working from her youth to improve the standard of life for the ordinary workers of America. She Continue reading →
He was a 28-year-old aid worker who was gunned down in Somalia in 1993. He had worked on missions in Liberia and for the UN in Somalia. A passionate opponent of the illegal arms trade he was killed by bullets Continue reading →
To be a prophetic witness of Christ one does not necessarily need to go to faraway countries. Indeed, some do this among their own people. This was the case of Shabbaz Bhatti, an exemplary Christian.
“I believe in the force of the truth. I believe in what is called a moral liberating force,”. Dom Hélder Càmara , Archbishop of Olinda and Recife was one of the great prophets of the Catholic church.
Cardinal Van Thuan was arrested in 1975 and spent 13 years in prison, nine of them in solitary confinement in Hanoi. He used his time not only for personal prayer but also to write a reflection that continues to inspire. Continue reading →
On 23 October 1996, Bukavu, he was captured by the forces of the AFDL (Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo) of Laurent Kabila. The rebels killed him. The streets were deserted, the people were holed up in Continue reading →
One century after his death as a martyr, the priest who brought the Gospel to Islamic lands and lived among the Tuareg people in the Algerian desert will soon be proclaimed a saint.
