A Painting "Marathon" to Help Excluded Children
A young artist from Seville, Spain, set out to paint 400 paintings in 2 years, donating half of the profits to projects that help children at risk of...
“Sowing open-heartedness, you will reap friendship”
A group of 10 young women from Singapore dedicated part of last summer to meeting the pressing needs of young people in Vietnam.
Citiwise: Helping Irish Youth Excel
Citywise is an educational program in Dublin helping young people from difficult city backgrounds to aim high in life. It is inspired by the message...
Serenity for Families of Those Behind Bars
Some Italian volunteers are trying to help children whose fathers are in prison to reopen communication with them, especially through drawings and...
Walkathon for Women Affected by Boko Haram
Girls from the Lagoon School, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Nigeria, have helped organise a walkathon to create awareness and raise funds for a...
With Spade in Hand
A group of young Germans and Africans teamed up last summer to help build a dormitory for girls in a school in a poor district of central Uganda.
Work Camp in Land of Many Islands
A group of 38 young men from Australia and New Zealand went to Vanuatu (a country of 83 islands 1,000 miles east of northern Australia) for two weeks...
Seeing Christ in Every Sick Person
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Walé Medical-Social Center, an outpatient clinic in Ivory Coast, is helping meet some serious health care challenges in the surrounding districts. An...
Spreading the Faith Among the Maasai Youth
Stephen, who belongs to the Maasai community in Kenya, is amazed at how eager the young people are to learn about the Catholic faith.
Short Stories of Hope for Nigerian Women
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A report published in the March 17 edition of "Vida Nueva" on the work of Ebele Okoye, Harambee 2018 Prize Winner for the Advancement and Equality of...
"It was even better than I expected"
In late December 2017 and early January 2018, a group of 27 young Australians spent three weeks in Vietnam building two houses and a number of...
A Glance at ISSI Nursing School in the Congo
Since 1997, the Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences (ISSI) has trained nurses to provide quality, personalized care for patients and their families....
Tondo Social Outreach: "Everyone can help"
Young professionals, teachers, students, and families in the Philippines responded generously to Pope Francis' message for the Second World Day of the...
Sunday Mass in Wormwood Scrubs
"When Pope Francis declared a Year of Mercy starting in December 2015, it set me thinking about works of mercy. In a meeting with friends to discuss...
200 Sandwiches Twice
"After praying for the poor, the children made 200 sandwiches twice, with care and generosity." An outreach towards the poor, inspired by "Laudato...
With an Adventurous Spirit
An article published in “Nuestro Tiempo” for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Monkole Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"The people are so wonderful"
A group of high school boys from New York City spent their winter recess in Guatemala doing all they could to improve the lives of the people in a...
Fighting Malnutrition in Tanzania
An article published in the November 10 edition of “Avvenire” in Milan. The Campus Bio-Medico University in Rome is heading a joint effort with other...