Comboni Missionaries Ireland

The Comboni Missionary Sisters recently celebrated fifty years of presence in Bethany, in the Palestinian territory. The town is separated from nearby Jerusalem by the Israeli West Bank barrier. On Saturday, March 5th, a multitude of people celebrated the anniversary via a film screening on the history and spirituality of the community founded by Bishop …

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Ewa Maziarz, a Polish Comboni Lay Missionary, spoke to us at the end of two years’ mission experience at St. Jude Children’s Home in Uganda. Our children have just finished their holiday season, which was unusually long this time – 3 months. The holiday season lasted so long because of the election of the new …

Uganda: Something Ends, Something New Begins Read More »

A community radio operates at the service of the people of Northern Uganda, inspired by the social teachings of the Church. Radio Wa, which in the Luo language means “our radio”, is a community radio broadcasting from Lira in Northern Uganda. It belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Lira and has been active in the …

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Radio Pacis, the only FM radio station in the West Nile region of Northern Uganda, is operated by a Comboni Missionary at the service of the people and the Church. In the early morning, the sun rises behind the green hills of Arua. People start moving, and the first fires become visible. From a group …

Radio Pacis in Uganda: “We Go Forward” Read More »

Monsignor Juan José Aguirre Muños is Bishop of Bangassou, in the south-east of the Central African Republic. He has recently denounced the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group of Ugandan origin which has wreaked havoc on the area for years. In recent weeks, the LRA has intensified its attacks against civilians, causing the Comboni …

Central African Republic: “We are continuously under LRA attack, but nobody talks about it” Read More »

A small Comboni Missionary community lives and works among the poorest and neediest people on the outskirts of Lima, the Peruvian capital. They share their experiences. Pamplona Alta, on the outskirts of Lima, is home to 30,000 people. The history of this particular shanty town dates back to the night of December 31, 1999, when …

Peru: Paths of Hope Read More »

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Mexico between February 12-17. In addition to visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Francis will also travel to Ciudad Juárez on the US border, and to Chiapas, one of the poorest regions in the country. Many priests in Mexico are subjected to threats and …

Mexico: Priests under Threat from Drug Cartels Read More »

The Holy Father has nominated Comboni Father Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, as Titular Bishop of Luperciana. Father Ayuso Guixot was born in Seville, Spain, on June 17th 1952. He took his final vows in the Institute of the Comboni Missionaries on May 2nd, 1980, and was ordained …

Another Comboni Missionary Becomes a Bishop Read More »

On January 21st, St. Andrew parish in Bakouma, southeast Central African Republic, was attacked by a group of LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) rebels, a formation of Ugandan origin that has been spreading terror in the Central African Republic for years. The LRA received widespread international attention a few years ago, when film maker Jason Russell …

Central Africa: “Even the LRA rebels respect Pope Francis” Read More »

Not even religious buildings have been spared from the destruction of the war which broke out two years ago in South Sudan. As the ceasefire between government and rebels teeters, the missionaries continue to stand by the population: “God will not abandon us”. Months of negotiations and nine separate signed agreements have not been enough …

South Sudan’s Wounded Church Has Not Lost Hope Read More »