Mary Immaculate Mapuordit Hospital is situated 75 km south west of Rumbek, capital of former Lakes State in the Republic of South Sudan.It has the size and services of a County Hospital, having grown to its’ present 113 Continue reading →
She manages the Damien Hospital, the only specialized facility to treat leprosy, tuberculosis and AIDS in all of southern Bangladesh. Sister Roberta Pignone, an Italian medical doctor, and a Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Congregation missionary, spoke to us about Continue reading →
American doctor Tom Catena earns top medical missionary award for saving lives in Africa’s forgotten war zone.
An American surgeon hailed as “the world’s most important doctor”—to more than a million patients—is being honoured with a top international medical Continue reading →
He was rector of the Mar Elian shrine and parish priest of the Syrian Catholic community of Qaryatayn in central Syria when, on 21 May, 2015, he was kidnapped by ISIS militants. Father Jacques Mourad tells us his story and Continue reading →
Those who know Sr. Elen would describe her as a warm, gentle, soft-spoken and calm.
Prior to her years serving the rural poor through theRural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), she served as a teacher, counselor, and then Continue reading →
Pope Francis has recently approved a decree proclaiming Father Rutilio Grande a martyr for the Catholic faith, as well as two Salvadorans who were killed along with him. That means they can be beatified.
Sentenced to death in 2010 for “insulting Muhammad,” Asia Bibi was acquitted in 2018. Last May, the Pakistani Catholic woman flew to Canada where she was reunited with her family.Continue reading →
After 45 years of missionary work in Bangladesh, Fr Bob still continues pedalling to find and bring help to rural disadvantaged people. His energy comes from prayer and a sober diet of veggies. He tells us his story.
On 22 November 2020, the Italian Comboni priest Father Giuseppe Ambrosoli will be beatified in Kalongo in the north of Uganda. A story of dedication to the poor as a doctor and missionary.
