Comboni Missionaries

Following In The Footsteps of St. Daniel Comboni

In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died at the hands of an assassin who strongly opposed the abolition of slavery in the United States. That same year in Italy, a young priest named Daniel Comboni said to a friend, “Bear in mind that I cannot live except for Africa and what concerns Africa.”
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3 ~ 18 ~ 10 Holy Land & Egypt Pilgrimages
Travel to the Holy Land with Comboni Fr. Angelo Biancalana as your guide. May 15th to the 25th visiting major sites of the Holy Land. There is an optional extension to visit Egypt from May 24th to June 8th. You may choose to participate on one or both pilgrimages. See Details>>

3 ~ 12 ~ 10 Maathai Challenges World Leaders on Climate Change
World-renowned Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai has appealed to the world’s leaders to agree on an “ambitious” and “binding” deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December. Read More >>

2 ~ 28 ~ 10 Ethiopia Power Station Contracts with China

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Contracts for the construction of two hydroelectric power stations and an accord to build two wind power areas have been signed by Chinese companies with the “Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation” (EEPCO).

2 ~ 21 ~ 10 The Church Fears Return of War
The Sudanese Bishops are showing a preoccupation for the delicate situation the country is passing through and express fear the return of war despite the peace agreement which includes a referendum for self-determination for southern Sudan in 2011. Read More>>

2 ~ 16 ~ 10 Thirty-seven Missionaries Assassinated in 2009
Every year the Vatican Agency Fides publishes a complete report of all pastoral agents and missionaries assassinated the previous year. Read More>>

"That the Comboni Missionary Brothers through the example and intercession of St. Joseph, may be daring witnesses of holiness and fraternity in carrying out their ministry for the growth of God's Kingdom." Let us pray.