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Brazil Superior General A Pilgrim In The Amazons
OMIWORLD Following the Jubilee celebrations in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, the Superior General is beginning a pilgrimage through the Oblate Province of Brazil. From the vast metropolitan region of São Paulo to the communities of the Amazon, his journey will be a time of encounter, listening, prayer, and fraternal communion. Read more →
The Association of Oblate Institutes of Higher Learning (AOIHL) meets in Rome (Photo: OMI World)The Association of Oblate Institutes of Higher Learning (AOIHL) meets in Rome
OMIWORLD The Association of Oblate Institutes of Higher Learning (AOIHL) meets at the General House in Rome from June 1–5, 2026. Representatives from Canada, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the USA, as well as Father Alberto Ruiz González, OMI, the new holder of the Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies, and Father Paweł Zając, OMI, the... Read more →
Bicentennial in Idiofa, Congo DR: “Do Not Abandon Us” (Photo: OMI World)Bicentennial in Idiofa, Congo DR: “Do Not Abandon Us”
Jean-Baptiste MALENGE, OMI In the parish square of Saint Charles Lwanga, the air felt thick with more than just the Congo heat. It was February 8, and the people of Idiofa gathered to celebrate two centuries of the Oblate Rule. Read more →
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Liberia’s fight against illegal mining (Photo: Vatican News)Liberia’s fight against illegal mining - Vatican News
Liberia’s fight against illegal mining By Sr. Christine Masivo, CPS – Vatican City The Liberian government has launched a new body called the Protect Our Resources Taskforce (PORT), which has been created to strengthen inspections, combat illegal mining, and improve regulation of the country's mining sector. The task force will oversee mining operations, enforce licensing requirements, monitor... Read more →
Artur Kluz: Human dignity must be the measure by which we judge any technology (Photo: Vatican News)Artur Kluz: Human dignity must be the measure by which we judge any technology - Vatican News
Artur Kluz: Human dignity must be the measure by which we judge any technology By Deborah Castellano Lubov "Pope Leo XIV has shifted the global conversation about artificial intelligence from technology itself to the human person." In an interview with Vatican News, technology and artificial intelligence expert Artur Kluz made this observation as he reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s first Encyclical... Read more →
Almost 4,500 people confirmed dead in Venezuela's quakes - Vatican News
Almost 4,500 people confirmed dead in Venezuela's quakes By Isabella H. de Carvalho The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has now risen to 4490. Over 16 thousand people have been left injured, while almost 18 thousand are now homeless, the Venezuelan authorities said late on Sunday evening, in the latest update on the disastrous earthquakes that struck the... Read more →