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Welcoming the Newborn Christ in a Leper Colony
There’s much to be grateful for, as well as lots still to do, in a community of leprosy sufferers in the Liberian rainforest. Joanna Moorhead reports. Smoke is curling from the fires outside the sand-coloured shacks of Massatine, and the women and chil …
Read MoreTaming of a Villain – A Message of Hope
An ex-prisoner tells Joanna Moorhead the extraordinary story of how he turned his life around. Not long ago, Allen Langham received a message from the police officer he served time for assaulting during a late-night brawl. ‘Allen,’ the message read, ‘I …
Read MoreNicky and Ingrids Grueling Training Schedule!
Joanna Moorhead salutes the women currently training hard ahead of a 10k wildwater swim to raise funds for Alive’s prison outreach. A few years ago, Nicky Clarke and Ingrid Kibble could barely manage a few lengths of their local pool. Now, they’re abou …
Read MoreBishops welcome Post-Synodal Exhortation: Christ is Alive
Pope Francis today released his Post-Synodal Exhortation Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive) to Young People and to the entire People of God, following the Synod of Bishops in October 2018. The theme of the Synod was “Young People, the Faith, and Vocation …
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