After the first leg of his apostolic journey to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV's African journey will continue in Cameroon, the spiritual and cultural heart of Central Africa. The visit, scheduled for April 15-18, 2026, represents one of the most anticipated moments of his first major journey to the African continent, marked by a desire for peace, dialogue, and closeness to the people. A busy program between Yaoundé and Bamenda. The Pontiff will arrive in the capital Yaoundé, where he will be welcomed by civil and religious authorities and will meet with the President of the Republic, the diplomatic corps, and representatives of civil society. The focus of the first day will be...

Saint Damian of Veuster Missionary in Molokai, San Damiano dedicated his life to the lepers confined on the island. His missionand it was to transform a place of despair into a community of faith. Through heroic mercy, he shared the fate of the sick until he contracted leprosy, dying as a witness to Christ's unconditional love. read all Saint Caesar De Bus Having converted after a worldly life, Saint Caesar De Bus dedicated his missionand to the teaching of the Word of God to the poor and the simple. Founder of the Doctrinaries, he embodied mercy as service...

Mozambique is a land profoundly affected by climate change. The rainy season, for example, which normally runs from October to March, brought unprecedented torrential downpours in January this year. The catastrophic situation in the Maputo region is well described in "Cuore Amico" by Friar Luca Santato, a Capuchin Friar Minor who has been working there for several years. "Dear all, peace and goodness. I am writing to you to document what has happened in Mozambique in recent months. On January 16, due to incessant rains, the rivers in the south of the country and the dams...

 "With Simeon's gaze": a testimony from Brazil by Pina Rabbiosi, missionLay air of the Diocese of Como (by Pina Rabbiosi) Day after day, we are inundated with images of the immense tragedies that are sowing death and destruction across every continent. Every suffering, every violence, every death involves people with a name, a history, a family, and the pain it generates expands without limits. Each time, it seems impossible that human beings could cause all this. With such determination and ever-increasing relentlessness, unfortunately, after the initial outrage, we remain stunned and paralyzed, almost accustomed, and we retreat into hiding...

A new column to host the "Word of Mouth" stories of Father Nino Carta, a priest for several years in Brazil: loving one another as brothers. Mutual love is a reciprocal bond based on self-giving, sharing, and mutual forgiveness, rather than on the desire to change others. This presupposes a conscious choice and a profound exchange, even emotional, in which everyone grows together, experiencing an experience of communion that enriches and increasingly unites. Experiencing mutual love requires accepting others as they are and forgiving one another immediately and completely, without the expectation of perfection. Not...