Comboni Missionaries Ireland

Bishops denounce irresponsible mining activity, which is destroying the environment, human dignity and social life. In a recent statement, 12 Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Medellín and Santa Fe de Antioquia (Colombia) said: “As pastors, we have repeatedly raised our voices and drawn attention to the harmful effects of the exploitation of natural resources, in […]

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has chosen Africa for the next World Mission Conference, to be held in Arusha, Tanzania, between 8-13 March 2018. One of its goals is the establishment of a missionary ecumenical movement. After sixty years, Africa will once again host the World Mission Conference, the most important ecumenical event on the theme

Extending the culture of life to places affected by violence and death — this is the goal of the Legal Project. Father Saverio Paolillo, a supporter of this initiative, talks to us about it. Gabriel, one of our children, looks like he is 12; but we don’t know his real age, since his birth was never officially recorded. He

The Karen people are the second largest ethnic minority in Myanmar. Because of the civil war they were spread throughout different countries in the South East of Asia, in the Unites States, Australia, New Zealand and the Scandinavian countries. To strengthen their identity and unity, each year they celebrate the “wrist-tying” festival. The month of

A group of religious from different congregations risk their lives opposing the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources and the violations of tribal rights in Mindanao. Sister Famita Somogod of the Missionary Sisters of Mary, 48, has been risking her life every day since she became coordinator of the Rural Missionaries’ project of the Philippines. Religious

The traditions and customs of the Pa-O ethnic group are little known and gradually disappearing. Telling children that they are descendants of a father who was a weiza, a supernatural being, and a mother who was a dragon makes for a good story; but for the Pa-O it is more than a fable. Once upon

A Comboni Lay Missionary has just arrived in Mozambique. She has been called to work with the youth of the school run by the Combonis in Carapira, the Industrial Technical Institute. These are some of her first reflections. 130 young people study and live here. In working with these young people, we teach them professional techniques through courses; how to

Father Vincent Borno talks about his experience of going beyond the peripheries into ‘no man’s land’ – the dark corners of humanity, filled with abuse and exploitation – to reach out to the young who have been left to fend for themselves. Since Pope Francis’ arrival, it has become fashionable to speak of peripheries. But for

Pan pipe music from Bolivia filled St Martin-in-the-Fields Church at Trafalgar Square and brought a flavour of Latin America to the opening of the annual Romero service in London. The ecumenical service this year marked the 36th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The theme of the event was ‘The violence of peace-making