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Guimbí is a small village in a forest in the north of Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. The villagers are the descendants of African slaves, who worked in the mines and settled there in the late 1700’s. They have preserved several ancient African traditions, especially religious ones. They make their living working in the fields, fishing, hunting, and […]

What is it that makes Christmas so beautiful, cheerful and such a happy time, especially for children? It has to be the gift-giving, the time when children look forward to gifts and signs of love, caring and sharing. The children of well-off families receive so many gifts through the years that it has no special

The General Council of Comboni Missionaries writes a Christmas message to the Comboni Family around the world. “Christmas is a seed of hope because God enters into our history in order to transform and recreate it in a new direction. This is best understood from the victims, the poor, the landless and the homeless. Our

Masks, magical movements, singing: the wisdom of the village is passed down from generation to generation, year after year. It is a warm morning and all the inhabitants of Lanta Kope, a small village in southern Benin, have gathered to attend the Gelede festival which takes place when the dry season ends and when the

Following the meeting of the superiors of Comboni circumscriptions of America and Asia, the missionaries wrote a letter to the young people from both continents. In the letter, the missionaries said: “We write to you because we know that you have a thirst for authenticity. Your quest questions us, it challenges us to share with you

He spent 35 years in Africa, dedicating his time and work to teaching religious education in schools. During his last years spent battling with cancer, Fr. Vincent really showed determination and courage. He was living proof that, like Daniel Comboni, the missionary must never consider any obstacle too great, any situation beyond redemption, as we

Across the desert. In the grip of traffickers and military people. A long journey that can last as long as twenty months. The hecatomb in the Mediterranean Sea. “Our driver tried to go through different paths across the desert to avoid the check points, but he got lost. He stopped the vehicle and left it,

A group of artists are campaigning for peace, with pop-up street performances and murals across the capital, Juba. The activists have taken the name Ana Taban, which means “I am tired” in Arabic. Musicians played lively tunes in South Sudan’s capital, and pedestrians and market shoppers watched the impromptu concert with curiosity. A soldier in

It has nearly been six years since the self-immolation of a Tunisian fruit vendor triggered a wave of uprisings across the Arab world. What has changed since the people in the Middle East and North Africa went out onto the streets to demand freedom? A new UN report paints a dire picture, warning that the