“Christmas Is A Seed Of Hope”
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 […]
Benin: The Gelede Masks – A Treasure of Tradition
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 […]
Peru: The Voice of the Kukama People
Ucamara is a radio broadcaster based in Nauta, a town in the Peruvian Amazon. Above all, this radio is the Kukama people’s voice, an indigenous group fighting against the abuses of oil companies. After a two hour journey travelling from Iquitos, the capital of the Peruvian Amazon, we reach the town of Nauta, located at […]
Comboni Missionaries to the Youth
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 […]
Father Vincent Anthony Maguire: With Courage and Determination
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 […]
The Routes of Migrants
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, […]
South Sudan: “We Are Tired Of The War”
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 […]
Arab Region: Young People Are More ‘Vulnerable Than Ever’
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 […]
Priestly Ordination of Comboni Missionaries Around the World
From Kenya to the Philippines to Benin, four young people have recently been ordained in the Comboni Missionaries Family. Fr. Benjamin Avoga was ordained on 9th October. Typical African singing and dancing marked Fr. Benjamin’s ordination. A mammoth crowd joined together at St Joseph’s Parish in Nyamira County to witness the colourful event. Nyamira County is […]
Bolivia: The Visible and Invisible Shoeshiners
They cover their face behind balaclavas, greasy hands and heads bowed. Meeting the shoeshiners in La Paz. Every morning at 5 o’clock, Paco leaves his home in El Alto, a very poor city on top of La Paz. He reaches the centre of the Bolivian capital after an hours travel by bus. He is one […]