Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, Nadia Murad, have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work and commitment to fighting sexual violence in conflicts around Continue reading →

Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, surgeon and medical director at a hospital in Bunj, north-eastern South Sudan, has been the 2018 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award. The award is in recognition of Dr. Atar’s for his outstanding 20-year commitment in Continue reading →

Pastora Mira Garcia is best-known in Colombia for her example of forgiveness in the face of hatred and violence. In September 2017, when Pope Francis visited the country, Pastora was chosen to narrate her commitment to “love one another.” She Continue reading →

Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the priest who was kidnapped in 2016 and held captive for 18 months by terrorists in Yemen, said that his ability to persevere “was thanks to the prayers of everyone” who interceded for him.

“Prayer is the Continue reading →

It is true that a vocation is a gift from God, but it presupposes a response on our part. Sister Sister Maria Victoria Acebes from Spain, tells us her vocation story. 

When I finished my university studies and was teaching Continue reading →

Seventy-year-old Father Michael Bossano’s solemn declaration sounds resolute. His streaks of white hair tell tales of many years spent travelling the world. For now, however, the soft-spoken Catholic priest has found his place in Malakal, a long way from the Continue reading →

After falling into a dark chasm, the author felt raised up and borne on the breath of dawn. Today he knows that God is holding him in the palm of his hands, and wants to share his joy.

A dusty Continue reading →

Australian missionary Sr Pat Fox describes her experience of standing up to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and championing the poor. On November 3, she was expelled from the country.  

My world turned upside down on 16th April, 2018, when Continue reading →

Brother Karl Gaspar, an award-winning writer, respected socio-anthropologist, theologian, interfaith scholar, and missionary from Davao City shares with us the reasons for his passion for Indigenous Peoples (IP) and his vocational option.

“As somebody born in Davao and growing Continue reading →

She is the first female mechanic in the country. She runs the Garage Saint Michel de Sic with 22 employees. A Sister who understands engines.

From early morning, the traffic in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso with its 2.5 Continue reading →