Members of the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Shisong, Cameroon, meet during a previous Earth Day commemoration. The congregation’s many environmental projects include community gardens that serve as a demonstration site to boost soil fertility. The gardens...
Bishop-elect Fr. Christian Carlassare is recovering after being shot in both legs by armed assailants. In March he was named bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan. Story from Vatican News. Unknown armed men have shot and wounded the Bishop-elect of South Sudan’s Rumbek...
Photo of Indonesian rice farmer Haji Imat courtesy of Chris Quintana | IRRI file photo Legal experts in the Indonesian Church have agreed to help two farmers in East Nusa Tenggara province sue provincial officials, including the governor, for issuing permits allowing...
Suspected Islamic terrorists killed scores of farmers and civilians in yet another massacre on November 28, 2020. Suspected militants attacked civilian men and women while they were harvesting crops in Koshobe village and other rural communities in Jere Local...
An Indian engineer has been recognized by the United Nations for developing innovative technology which not only produces energy, but which helps to keep the air cleaner and reduce climate change. Vidyut Mohan has created a portable machine that burns...
In November 2020, the Ethiopian government launched a military offensive aimed at a rebellious regional government. The ensuing violence has caused tens of thousands of Ethiopians to seek refuge in Sudan. The United Nations refugee agency has asked for $150...
