The poor: object of charity or subjects of evangelization?
A poor Combonian missionary among the poor, who should not be objects of charity but subjects of their own…
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Works Of Mercy
A as welcome
What language do missionaries “speak”? Theirs is an alphabet of mercy, with letters that breathe life back into…
Fr. Ferdinando Colombo: Enduring Harassing People
Actualizing the works of mercy through the eyes of Fr. Ferdinando Colombo
A famous text from the Christian…
The mystery of Tokeì| “Mercy lived” according to Fr. Piumatti
From the diaries of Fr. Piumatti, fd of Pinerolo and missionary in North Kivu for 50 years. Telling Africa and…
Catholic Missions in the Time of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was not only an explorer determined to chart new routes across the Atlantic, but a man deeply…
Fr. Ferdinando Colombo: Forgiving Offenses
Actualizing the works of mercy through the eyes of Fr. Ferdinando Colombo
It is the only Work of Mercy that does…
A slice of bread | “Mercy lived” according to Fr. Piumatti
From the diaries of Fr. Piumatti, fd of Pinerolo and missionary in North Kivu for 50 years. Telling Africa and…
The Works of Mercy at the Birth of Human Civilization
Anthropologist Mead's revolutionary hypothesis: human civilization began with caring for others
Science has often…
Sisters of St. Gemma prepare to celebrate Jubilee of Mission in Ivory Coast
Why the mission in Ivory Coast?
In 1996, during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all our sisters who…
Fr. Ferdinando Colombo: Consoling the Afflicted
Actualizing the works of mercy through the eyes of Fr. Ferdinando Colombo
"I will pray to the Father, and he will…