A Church in the manger. Testimony of a bishop from Algeria by Paul Desfarges Preface by Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline Médiaspaul, 180 pages, €18 The book is modest in size. But don’t stop there. It is a weighty book, in which the Archbishop Emeritus of Algiers, a usually discreet man, testifies in simple and strong words … Read more
CHILE INDIGENOUS CHILDBIRTH (AP) During her first birth, Lucía Hernández Rumián danced in her hospital room while her husband played the cultrún, a drum used in the ritual ceremonies of their culture. She declined to take pain medication and instead received massages and scrubs with oils provided by an “intercultural companion” who had purified the … Read more
OSORNO, Chile — During her first childbirth, Lucía Hernández Rumián danced in her hospital room while her husband played the cultrún, a drum used in the ritual ceremonies of their culture. She declined to take pain medication and instead received massages and scrubs with oils provided by an “intercultural companion” who had purified the space … Read more