by Comboni | May 3, 2021 | Justice & Peace, Latest News
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives oxygen inside an ambulance after she was evacuated from the Vijay Vallabh hospital, which caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas. Story...
by Comboni | May 3, 2021 | Justice & Peace, Latest News
Members of the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Shisong, Cameroon, meet during a previous Earth Day commemoration. The congregation’s many environmental projects include community gardens that serve as a demonstration site to boost soil fertility. The gardens...
by Comboni | May 3, 2021 | Justice & Peace, Latest News
Bishop-elect Fr. Christian Carlassare is recovering after being shot in both legs by armed assailants. In March he was named bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan. Story from Vatican News. Unknown armed men have shot and wounded the Bishop-elect of South Sudan’s Rumbek...
by Comboni | May 3, 2021 | Justice & Peace, Latest News
Photo of Indonesian rice farmer Haji Imat courtesy of Chris Quintana | IRRI file photo Legal experts in the Indonesian Church have agreed to help two farmers in East Nusa Tenggara province sue provincial officials, including the governor, for issuing permits allowing...
by Comboni | Apr 30, 2021 | Latest News
Meet a Comboni Missionary Fr. Placide Majambo Petit. In Mapuordit, a rural area of Rumbek diocese in South Sudan, Fr. Placide cares for more than 5,000 Catholics at St. Josephine Bakhita parish. The Comboni Missionaries have served this area for more than 30 years,...
