Lay Missionaries in Zambia
Interviews with two Irish lay missionaries, Dr Maeve Bradley and Nell Dillon.
God’s Fire
We can learn a lot from the lepers of Mangango mission.
Aids in Zambia
In Zambia every district hospital in the country admits perhaps three or four new cases a week.
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Yes, You Are.
The solution to the problems of refugees may be found within Africa itself.
When Elephants Fight, it’s the Grass that Suffers
There are 8 million refugees in the world, 5 million of them in Africa. Of these, 135,000 are in Zambia. They’ve come from Angola and Mozambique for the most part, with smaller groups from Uganda, Namibia, Zaire and South Africa.
Good News from Africa
The mission at Sioma in the Western province of Zambia, run by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, based at Mount Oliver near Dundalk, cares for about 23,000 people. Sisters Julia and Nora, together with a Zambian staff of ten nurses and helpers, work daily miracles of care and economy.
‘Above All These Things, Have Charity’
On 7 July 1985, the people of the diocese of Livingstone, Zambia, gathered for the ordination of a new bishop.
Shangombo – A Blessed Refuge
It’s not a household name, but it stands written in the book of life. Shangombo is a small settlement on the border between Angola and Zambia, beside the banks of the Mashi River.
Zambezi Mission – A History of the Capuchins in Zambia, 1931-1981
The year 1981 was the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Capuchin mission in Livingstone diocese in Zambia; it was also the centenary of the coming of Jesuit missionaries to the same territory. This book attempts to provide a record of these followers of Saint Francis and of their Jesuit predecessors.
AIDS in Africa
The task of overcoming AIDS is not an impossible one. It is basically a matter of political and personal will.