Stories
Reflections, news and newsletters from the communities and programmes you help sustain.
We often see the shepherd standing beside his flock. We see him celebrating Mass, visiting the sick, listening to a family in crisis, burying the dead, counseling those who seek his guidance and sharing…
Ubuntu, Solidarity and the Call to Accompany Growing up in Africa, I never gave much thought to the language we used for…
"Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…'" (Genesis 1:26) Before there were governments, economies, or charitable…
" If one member suffers, all suffer together." — 1 Corinthians 12:26 When news breaks of an Ebola outbreak, an earthquake, flooding,…
“ The Church must go out to the peripheries." Pope Francis One of the greatest questions facing the Church today is not…
This Must Not Become Another Forgotten African Tragedy: PACTPAN Calls for Urgent International Solidarity in Response to Ebola Outbreak. “Carry each other’s…
In Sierra Leone, where everyday challenges meet remarkable creativity, something quiet but powerful is happening. In communities once overwhelmed by waste, young…
A Christian Response to Dignity, Creation, and Opportunity In Sierra Leone, where waste often overwhelms communities and opportunities for young people can…
In a quiet African village in Kenya, as the sun dipped below the horizon, the community gathered around the evening fire. An…
Across Africa, a simple but urgent question echoes in the hearts of many young people: How do I grow what I have…
