A Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace
Press Release: The UISG’s Call: “Let Us Not Remain Silent” Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Myanmar. The wounds of our world are plain to see: faces marked by pain, homes destroyed, communities torn apart. Women and...
Women of Africa are Shaping the Future
The Global Impact we Overlook The International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent exists because history has been selective with its attention. It has recorded discovery while ignoring context. It has celebrated progress while overlooking whose hands were...
Seeds of Peace and Hope
Pope Leo XIV Prayer for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2025The Season of Creation, observed from 1 September to 4 October each year, calls Christian communities into a time of prayer, attention, and responsibility. This year marks the tenth...
Laudato Si’ Week 2025: Ten Years On
This year’s Laudato Si’ Week falls within the Church’s Jubilee Year and marks ten years since the publication of Laudato Si’. We also find ourselves mourning the death of Pope Francis, whose voice shaped much of the Church’s moral and spiritual response to the climate...
Faithful Presence: Remembering Pope Francis
When the news came of Pope Francis’ passing, it did not feel like the closing of a chapter. It was the soft drawing in of breath at the end of a long and generous prayer. Around the world, his death has been marked by tributes, reflections, personal stories and shared...
Prayer Intentions for April: Compassionate Presence in the World
During this month of April, we pray for the grace to embody a presence that heals, restores, and sustains. In a world that too often rushes past suffering, may we cultivate an attentiveness that lingers, a presence that does not turn away. Compassion is not abstract;...
Answering Pope Francis’ Urgent Appeal for Peace
Pope Francis has once again raised his voice against the machinery of war, urging global leaders to commit to disarmament in his recent letter to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. His message is unambiguous: the accumulation of arms cannot bring peace,...
Human Trafficking: A Modern Reality and the Call to Act on St Bakhita’s Day
On 8 February, St Bakhita’s Day offers us a solemn opportunity to reflect and act on the global crisis of human trafficking. The day honours St Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese woman who was trafficked as a child, endured years of exploitation, and later found freedom in...
Breaking the Silence Around Gender Based Violence
From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence beckons us to pause, reflect, and act. These days are not merely symbolic; they are an...
Prayer intentions for November: Violence Against Women
In November, we turn our attention to one of humanity’s deepest scars—violence against women. This month, we lift this reality in prayer, not to simply plead for an end but to open ourselves to the mystery of change, to be touched by the courage of those who have...