Peru. Mission Without Borders
Sr. Amelia Romo Marquez shares with us her experiences in missionary outreach in the Andean country. “Every encounter, every activity, and every face I meet along the way reminds me that the Mission belongs to God and that we are merely instruments of His love.” I’m Mexican, and for almost two years, after a long […]
Vocation Story. Fr. Ronald. God Makes a Way
Fr. Ronald Alionzi a Comboni Missionary from Uganda, shares his vocational journey from humble beginnings and personal loss to priesthood and mission in South Africa. My story began in Kampala, where I was born the third of three children in my family. Like many African families, ours was grounded in faith, simplicity and hope. However, […]
Advocacy & People. Iroro Tanshi. Conservation and community are inseparable.
After rediscovering the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat in Nigeria, Iroro Tanshi identified human-induced wildfires as the main threat to the species and launched a successful, community-led campaign to protect its refuge, the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. The 24,700-acre Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Nigeria’s Cross River State was established in 2000 to protect its […]
Oral Literature. Crocodile Island
Once upon a time in Makassar, there lived a very old crocodile, so old that it could not manage anymore to catch fish in the river. One day it was hoping to catch a stray pig on the riverbank. The crocodile hunted the whole day under the heat of the sun, but it did not […]
Mission Diary. The marginalized as new spiritual teachers
It began as an ordinary evening of sharing food and conversation with friends on the street. However, quietly standing among them was a woman whose presence would offer a powerful testimony of friendship. This is the story of an encounter between Comboni missionaries and homeless people. Shortly after we began our regular evening outreach to […]
Mission Diary. South Sudan. Between admiration and concern
“Even if we think we’re coming here to bring the Gospel, the reality is that it is already here, as many of the people we meet, whose hearts are immensely deep, teach us.” Father Placide Petit Majambo Lutumba, a Comboni missionary of Congolese origin, talks to us about his missionary experience. As a young theology […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup. To the Rhythm of Africa.
A record-breaking number of teams will participate in the World Cup. But beyond the numbers, there’s also quality. Morocco seems the team to beat, but watch out for Senegal, eager for revenge, and the Ivory Coast. And then there’s Cinderella Cape Verde and the hopeful Congolese. After Morocco’s historic semifinal appearance four years ago, it […]
Advocacy & People. Juma Xipaia fights for everyone
“I am ready to die for my people.” Juma Xipaia is a fearless woman, an environmental champion and a voice for the voiceless. Born in Brazil 34 years ago, she is a mother of four and lives in the Amazon, where she fights for the defence of the forest and land, indigenous rights and against […]
DR Congo. The tightrope walkers of the Congo River
The Wagenya fishermen, custodians of an ancient art, brave the turbulent waters of the great Tshopo River on fragile wooden tripods. But the real danger comes from elsewhere: intensive fishing, declining tourism, and internal strife threaten a community already struggling with precarious conditions. The calm of the great river is abruptly interrupted near Kisangani, the […]
Vocation Story. Father Miasik. “This is my path”
Father Miasik Maciel Tomasz, a Polish Comboni missionary, talks to us about his vocational journey and his missionary experience. I come from a Catholic family of peasant origins living on the outskirts of Rzeszów (Poland), the capital of my region, which borders Slovakia and Ukraine. My childhood and adolescence were marked by the end of […]