TESTIMONY —
Tonga volcano eruption. Father Hashda (PIME): “Volcanoes are a calculated risk”
di Ilaria De Bonis*“We are perfectly aware that this is a seismic zone and thus tsunamis or volcanic eruptions could occur at any…
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MIGRANT EMERGENCY —
“Boomerang effect and aberration”: the Poland-Belarus wall in the eyes of host communities
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)“Africa is exemplary in its reception of refugees despite extreme poverty. It’s the continent that builds refugee camps instead of…
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
Missionaries: The people are afraid of the vaccine. Africa and Haiti still waiting to administer first doses
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)While Western societies are discussing the possibility of third doses amidst anti-vaccine campaigners, vaccinations are in short supply in the…
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“World hunger is a scandal.” Missionaries’ message to the FAO summit: agribusiness must be stopped
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)The Pope’s message to the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit is being widely commented on. “Hunger is a scandal,” he said,…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
COVID-19 in Africa: vaccine programs flounder across the continent
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)Slow vaccine rollout with limited doses. Healthcare systems are not keeping up with the situation. South Africa is facing a…
TESTIMONIANIES —
EU-Africa Summit. The missionaries: “the local population weren’t even aware of it”
di Ilaria De Bonis*Father Mauro Armanino (in Niger) and Father Antonio Guarino (Zambia) commented on the recent summit in Paris hosted by French…
AFTER THE AMBUSH —
Bishop Carlassare (Rumbek): “I dream of a South Sudan without conflict and violence”.
di Patrizia CaiffaA week after having been shot in both legs, the bishop of Rumbek, Monsignor Christian Carlassare, spoke to SIR from…
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South Sudan, Bishop of Rumbek victim of an ambush. Sr. Balatti (Comboni missionary): “He is out of danger. Probably a warning”
di Patrizia CaiffaComboni missionary Msgr. Christian Carlassare, appointed bishop of Rumbek by Pope Francis on 8 March 2021, is lucky to be…
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Chaos in Chad, missionaries’ reports: “the situation has deteriorated. It always happens at the expense of the people”
di Paolo Annechini (*)President Idriss Déby Itno was killed by rebels. The military took over power and will retain it for 18 months…
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN —
Hundreds of priests, bishops, priests and nuns killed by Covid-19. Msgr. Lozano (CELAM): “Many were infected in low-income neighbourhoods and in hospitals. They brought consolation to the poor”
di Bruno Desidera (*)How many priests have died in Latin America and the Caribbean? Several hundred for sure, and most certainly close to…
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Detroit, where effects of apartheid linger on, extending to COVID-19 vaccines
di Paolo AnnechiniThe first-hand account of Father Daniele Criscione, Italian missionary priest serving the United States’ “Motor City”, brings to light some…
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Missionaries, new martyrs on the frontier of COVID-19. Three stories from Africa
di Miela Fagiolo D'Attilia (*)The stories of three Italian missionaries recently killed by the virus while offering support to the poorest inhabitants of Mozambique,…
