“Our Future Hope” New Hostel for Malawian Girls As seen in Comboni Missions Summer 2019, page 17 By: Lindsay Braud Near a Comboni Mission in Lunzu, Malawi, there is a nursing school. Every day, Father Jean-Marie Munketalingi, mccj, would watch as students made their daily five-kilometer journey to school. This was a
by: Kathleen M. Carroll The members of the Monroe Ladies’ Auxiliary still gather to support the Comboni Missionaries— decades after the seminary closed. Barb Heising was just helping out a cousin. “She had been helping out with the booklet for the [Comboni] festival. She was moving out of town and asked if
Fr. Joseph Bragotti, mccj One September I traveled to Denver to spend ten days with a group of priests, religious, and laypeople with whom I share a common life experience. We were all missionaries who served abroad and then “returned home.” Well, you may say, what’s the big deal about returning home?
Sister Rita recently ordered 12 computers for her students at St. Francis de Sales technical school in Kpalime, Togo. When they arrived, only one computer worked. For a school with 100 students, one working computer will not suffice. When Marty Klenke of St. Susanna Parish in Mason, Ohio heard about Sister Rita’s
Pope Francis endeavored to make great gestures at the peace meeting for South Sudan in the Vatican. But the two counterparts Salva Kiir and Riek Machar have little control of the struggles in the country, knows Comboni missionary Gregor Schmidt. Question: Fr. Schmidt, Pope Francis has invited the two arch rivals, South Sudan's
In 2011, South Sudan seceded from Sudan following a landmark referendum on self-determination. Yet fewer than three years after the historic vote for independence, the world’s newest country descended into a civil war that, since December 2013, has brought killing and bloodshed. In attempts to resolve the conflict and bring the civil war
"We are tired," "This is too much," "I am angry": These were some of the comments sisters in Uganda made, after study and reflection on how the social teachings of the Catholic Church parallel to social issues affecting Uganda. The Catholic sisters — under the umbrella of the 6,000-member organization of the Association
Mothers are special, there's no doubt about it. Mothers come in all varieties - our Blessed Mother, sisters, aunts, friends - and every one of them is a blessing. That's why this Mother's Day we asked our missionaries to share memories of their mothers. We hope you enjoy this very special Mother's
Comboni Missionary Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli dedicated his life to helping the people of Kalongo, Uganda. On December 17, 2015 Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Fr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli, an Italian surgeon, priest and missionary. This is the first of several steps on the road to being named a saint. In May
In late April, Save the Children warned that the number of children in Mozambique who are acutely malnourished could double, from just under 60,000 to 115,000. The destruction of cyclone Idai was compounded by the landfall of tropical storm Kenneth on April 27. Crops and infrastructure were swept away by the storms. Those
