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Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

Reflection on the Second Sunday of Advent

Lord, teach me your ways.

Reflection on the first Sunday of Advent

A Dehonian look at “Dilexit nos”

After 68 years we once again have an encyclical dedicated to theology and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Emerson Marcelo Ruiz, scj proposes a Dehonian reading of this Encyclical.

Poland: released Fr. Olszewski

With the decision of the Warsaw Court of Appeal, our confrere Fr. Michał Olszewski has been released from custody.

Congo-Kivu: a voice that screams

Coming from Minova, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province, a boat named MV MERDI capsized in the waters of Lake Kivu on Thursday 3 October at around 11am.

The Synod, ministries and charisms

A reflection on the meaning of the terms ‘ministry’ and ‘charism’ and their relationship.

“I thank you for all that you do”

Audience of Pope Francis to the participants of the XXV General Chapter.

The joy of the Gospel and the challenges ahead

Ten years have passed since Pope Francis' first document, Evangelii gaudium. Challenges and open questions

In the heart of the Amazon

Religious life in Argentina: illusion or hope?

The Argentine Conference of Religious Men and Women (CONFAR) Argentina has chosen as the theme for its 2024 annual meeting that of "Religious Life, Pilgrim of Hope on the Path of Peace."

Congo: tribal conflict over land

Since February 2023, a land dispute has been ongoing between the Lengola and Mbole communities in the urban-rural commune of Lubunga, Kisangani

Goma, a dying city

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in a state of war. For nearly three decades, the eastern part of the country has been suffering under repeated clashes. Not a day goes by without not one but several men and women dying as a result of the war.