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 […]
Comboni Missionaries In Central African Republic: Serving People For Fifty Years
This year the Comboni Missionaries celebrate 50 years of presence in Central African Republic (CAR). Since the very beginning, their priorities have been evangelisation, the promotion of justice and peace, inter-religious dialogue and the formation of pastoral agents. The arrival of the Comboni Missionaries in CAR relates back to the events that occurred in Sudan in […]
China: Where ‘Men Till and Women Weave’
Basha Miao Village lies on the southern border of Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The Miao villagers have maintained the characteristic lifestyle of the Miao ethnic group, still retaining the living customs and dressing code of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. We visited the location. Basha means ‘lush‘ in the Miao language. Located on […]
Senegal: A Shelter For The Talibés
Issa Kouyaté is the Founder and Director of Maison de la Gare, a shelter in Senegal for hundreds of street children, often called talibés, to give them hope for a better future. He is a familiar presence on the streets of Saint Louis, in northern Senegal and can be easily seen walking or cycling, particularly […]
India: The Healing Path Of Yoga
Sister Infant Tresa, Catholic sister and yoga teacher fosters health and hope through the ancient tradition of yoga. “I had severe back pain and wheezing while studying nursing in Kerala in 1976. I took medicine for a long time. But the pain was always strong. In 1985, I met a yoga guru who came to […]