Vocation Story: To Share our Faith
Theology students hailing from various countries are preparing themselves to become priests with the Comboni’s. They share their vocation story. Benjo Raposa is from the Philippines, 33 years old. He said: “Since childhood, I dreamt of becoming a missionary, especially during high school. I read missionary stories and magazines that motivated me. I continued my […]
Mission Diary: “I consider myself a “gardener of the Word”
“I try to motivate children, youth and the elderly to become passionate about the Word of God. My dream and what keeps me happy: to take the Word of God to the heart of all Christian communities” Fr. Justin Martinez tells us his experience. When I was asked to work in the city of Manaus, […]
Comboni Mission in Asia
The Comboni Missionaries heeded the appeal of the Church to come to Asia, the least evangelized continent. They are working in Missionary Animation, Vocation Promotion, and Basic Formation in the Philippines and Vietnam, while in Macau and Taiwan, they focus on First Evangelization. The mission never happens by chance nor does it come about simply […]
Brazil: Family in Mission
Hailing from Guatemala, a father and mother with their four children are dedicating a few years of their life to witness the Gospel among the people in Brazil. They share their vocational journey. Our call to mission was born during short mission experiences with the Comboni Lay Missionaries (CLM) in Guatemala. From the beginning we […]
Oral Literature: The Spider and the Sky God’s Stories
The Chief of the Sky Gods had many stories to tell. As Spider listened to the stories of the Sky God, he said to his wife, “I am going to the Chief of the Sky Gods and buy his stories. Then the people will call them Spider Stories. And all the people will remember me.” […]
Africa: The boom of e-commerce
As use of the Internet grows, so does the number of consumers who shop online. A surprising fact: the sector could benefit from around $15 billion between 2025 and 2030 if there were more women-owned businesses on the platforms. The number of online shoppers in Africa has surged annually by 18% since 2014 (the global […]
Catholic Church in numbers
The number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continued to grow in 2019, according to newly released statistics. To December 31, 2019, the world population was 7.577.777.000, with an increase of 81.383.000 units compared to the previous year. Population growth was registered on every continent, including Europe. Increases were registered above all in Asia (+40.434.000) […]
World Youth Day – “Stand up, I appoint you as a witness of what you have seen”
For the annual World Youth Day (WYD) to be celebrated this year on Sunday, November 21, on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis has called on the young people to arise and be Christ’s witnesses. In his message for the 36th WYD the Pope promised to walk with the young people “on the […]
Reflection: can malaria be eradicated?
Recently, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) has approval of the ‘roll out’ of a vaccine against malaria made the news. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had been working on finding an effective malaria vaccine for thirty years. Stage Three trials, the final stage, took five years and were completed in 2015. Pilot implementation in Africa began in 2019. […]
Mozambique: Bazaruto’s enchanting waters
Off the southern coast of Mozambique, there lies an uncontaminated paradise of six islands surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. The union of land and sea has its own special magical alchemy. The habitat is uncontaminated, a place where land and ocean embrace according to the cycle of tides or the blowing […]