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In the Book of Exodus, Yahweh tells the people of Israel, “You, out of all peoples, shall be my special possession, for the whole world is mine” [Ex. 19:5]  (more)

In the summer of 1996 when I was a seminarian studying in Chicago, USA, I did mission exposure in the Lakota Sioux nation, an indigenous area in South Dakota. (more)

Fr. Sean McDonagh, SSC
Since World War I, chemical products such as pesticides and fertilizers have increased crop output significantly. This appears to be unqualified good news  (more)

The international agreement to ban cluster bombs is a "big step," even though there is still much work to be done, according to the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva  (more)

Fr Pat O’Shea from New Zealand reflects:
... this reminds me of the story of the priest who announced that his sermon had three points. Firstly millions of people go to bed hungry every night. Secondly there are a great many people in the world who don’t give a damn about that fact. Thirdly a number of people now will not remember my first point because I used the word damn in the second. (more)

Sr Mary Dillon is a Columban Sister working in Burma writes:
The sow arrived on the back of a bike, tightly bound with ropes. She was covered in dried black mud and shrieking with rage  (more)

This public forum aims to promote peace and mutual understanding among all people. Dialogue and learning foster mutual understanding and harmony.  (more)