Comboni Missionaries Ireland

Mobilisation against pollution and injustice. Years of struggle to obtain the multinationals’ commitment to transferring the entire district of Piquiá de Baixo to a safe area far from pollution. The Comboni missionaries have supported the struggle of this community. A red powder coming from the smokestacks of the four steel companies – Gustavo Nordeste, Vale […]

There are over 14.5 million Christians in the Middle East. The numbers are decreasing, but deep roots keep the Church thriving. The total number of Middle-Eastern Christians – including Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Turkey, and the Holy City of Jerusalem – amount to 14,525,880 faithful. The total population

Fighting between government (SPLA) and armed opposition (SPLA-IO), forces in and around South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji County have made more than 100,000 people to flee to Uganda. Tens of thousands are living as internally displaced persons (IDPs), near the border between the two countries. As conflict intensified in the area early this year, much of Kajo-Keji’s

Churches, convents, schools, priests and bishops are under threat by violent youth groups and by militias – all protected by powerful people. In the capital Kinshasa there are groups of youths, called koluna, who are trained in aggression and violence. They are protected by powerful people. Father Julien Wato, the Dominican priest of Saint Dominic’s

Four years of war have deeply affected the women and children of South Sudan. A Comboni Sister tells of her journey at their side. The newest nation on the planet has not yet found peace. A clash in the capital Juba in December 2013, between the followers of Rick Macker of the Nuer tribe and

The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana District in northwest Kenya. The Turkana refer to themselves as “Ngiturkan” and their land as “Eturkan”. We look at some aspects of their life. The climate is hot and dry for the most part of the year. The average rainfall is about 300-400mm, declining to

Religious leaders from different faiths in Kenya have urged security agencies to enforce security coverage for all Kenyans noting that the strongest threat to credible, peaceful, free and fair elections is the compromise of peace and security. Expressing worries at the rising number of violent attacks on citizens in different parts of the country such

The Catholic Church is one of the youngest in Africa. This year, Comboni Missionaries mark 40th their presence in the country. The Church in Chad has a much shorter history than any other in Africa. It was only in 1928 that the first Catholic priest, Fr. René Calloc’h of the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans) set

Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Lodwar diocese in the north east of Kenya talks about his experience with Comboni Missionaries. “I find myself with great admiration and a sense of gratitude that they have been here for many years and it is my prayer that they will continue to be here for many more years to

Chaldeans, Armenians, Catholics: the small group of Christians in Iran continues to follow their own traditions. While the law protects them, at the same time it imposes severe restrictions. An uncertain future. Before the 1979 Islamic revolution, Christians in Iran were 300 thousand out of a population of 42 million. Today they are 70,000 out