I still remember the day I heard of the first confirmed case of COVID 19 in Nigeria with some humour. “What! Corona virus in Nigeria?” (As if, Nigeria was not on this planet) I was greatly alarmed, and I went about breaking the news to anyone who may not have heard, until I broke the news to one man and he told me “Sister ema wori (Sister do not worry) it will come and go, we will beat it”. READ MORE...

We are grateful to those who donated money to Konzalendo for the Care of the Earth project. It was decide that the money would be used to respond to two issues presently afflicting Konzalendo and its environment. One was the issue of people cutting down trees and not replacing them and the other is the issue of Care of the Earth and creating awareness in this regard. READ MORE...

In the California Region, Sylvia Valdez heads up the Human Trafficking Committee. As a lay collaborator and friend of Mary Aikenhead, Sylvia takes her activism seriously and continues to invite others into action. Recently Sylvia was honored by the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, the Waymakers, for her efforts among school children. READ MORE...

Analysis: there are many parallels between today's Covid-19 pandemic and the cholera outbreak of the 1820s and 1830s...

The Clocktower building in TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus was built in 1816 and originally called the Richmond Penitentiary. It housed the Dublin Cholera Hospital when the cholera epidemic was at its height in 1832. READ MORE...

Globally, people experience lots of natural disasters in different forms, likewise, floods have become a threat to the people of Delta State especially communities living in the riverine areas and those in the lower land. Every year most people in these communities are displaced from their homes. The flood occurs suddenly across a limited area associated with very heavy rainfall and worsened with the overflow of the River Niger. READ MORE...

The world has almost entirely gone into lockdown. Entire countries and economies have shut down while healthcare staff attempt to slow and stop the spread of Covid-19. It is important that we listen to their advice and play our part towards keeping our communities safe. While we find ourselves in the unusual world where streets have turned empty and cities have grown quiet, we must remember that real people are still living their lives. READ MORE...

“Sister some Muslim women came looking for you today.” Muslim women? What for? “They want a sister from our office to make a presentation on Unity in Diversity at a symposium which they organized to mark the World Hijab Day” was the answer I got.

I am the only sister in the office, so it fell to my lot. I love the topic but somewhat hesitant. I had never had any cause to work with the Muslims; I was not sure how it would turn out. Will I be safe going there? READ MORE...

" On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, let us reaffirm our commitment to stop criminals from ruthlessly exploiting people for profit and to help victims rebuild their lives." - UN Secretary-General António Guterres

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Human trafficking in Nigeria is an issue that is still being tackled by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), NGOs and Religious bodies in which Religious Sisters of Charity are involved. Nigeria, due to her vast nature and dense population has problems of bad governance, corruption, unemployment, poverty and terrorism. Frequent conflict between herdsmen and farmers has taken many lives and destroyed properties. As a result, the situation has aided the continuous trafficking of women, men and children. Traffickers and their agents are also deceiving and luring away the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from their camps and many have fallen victims to human trafficking. READ MORE...

It is with great joy and pleasure that we offer Margaret Lynch of Walkinstown the warmest of happy birthdays. Margaret celebrated her centenarian birthday in April, and while current circumstances meant celebrations couldn’t be held as normal, it did not stop friends and family turning up throughout the day to wish her the best from afar. READ MORE...

Concern for marriage and the family has always been central to the Mission of the Church. The future of humanity passes by way of the family (Saint Pope John Paul II). It has become emphatically urgent in our day for so many varied reasons. READ MORE...