Inma Cuesta. Smc Sister Laura Díaz chose an unusual word when describing what intercultural community actually requires. She didn’t reach for the standard vocabulary—tolerance, respect, acceptance. Instead, she used a verb that…
Category: Voices of Solidarity
News about the struggle for social justice and the projects in which the religious institution is participating to improve people’s lives.
Nairobi: Sisters ambassadors of Synodality
Paola Moggi, CMS From November 22 to 30 2025 60 religious women have convened in Nairobi (Kenya) for a very special event on Religious Life and the Prophetic Call To Synodality: Walking…
All are blessings!
By Inma Cuesta. cms. Roma I had opportunity to Khow Sr, Gianfranca Silvestri, natural from Italy Verona. Sr Gianfranca is 86 years old. God called her for missionary life to give herself…
Weaving communion through communication
By Paola Moggi. South Sudan Have you ever heard of the “Pentecost Project with and through Sisters”? The event of Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles presents a gathering of people…
Sisters, come back!
by Paola Moggi. South Sudan Cultures are springs of life, but often they turn out to be also heavy burdens. On one side, they cement community bonds and harmonise the contribution of…
L’importanza del cibo
Da Elena Balatti in Sud Sudan L’afflusso incessante di profughi e sfollati dalla guerra del Sudan verso il Sud Sudan – ad oggi piu’ di 700 mila – ha innescato una crisi…
Global Cooperation and Development Challenges Highlighted in Climate Finance
A recent online workshop on Climate Finance, hosted by VIVAT International on May 24, 2024, has sparked thoughtful commentary from novices of the CMS community in Texas, USA. The workshop addressed critical…
Embracing Nonviolence: Religions’ Universal Call for Peace
In a world plagued by conflicts and violence, the voices of religions resonate as beacons of hope, reminding us of the universal call for peace and nonviolence. From the sacred texts of…
Vision and solidarity will set you free
By Paola Moggi, cms – Sud Sudan Attracted by the motto “The truth will set you free”, 30 young men and women convened on September 29 2008 in the premises of Comboni…
Empowering Hope: Bedouin Women’s Handcrafted Message to Pope Francis
By Sr. Cecilia Sierra, cms – Holy Land In a small Bedouin village near Jericho, a woman carefully stitches an embroidered cloth with the word “peace” in Hebrew, Arabic and English. This…