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
The leaders of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) sector of the Comboni circumscriptions of English-speaking Africa (APDESAM) and French-speaking Africa (ASCAF) met in an assembly from April 1 to 7, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Centre for Peace, southeast of Juba, South Sudan, to reflect on the “Catholic response to
Fr. John Converset lived in South Africa much of his young missionary life, serving people marginalized and oppressed by apartheid. In this video, Fr. John shares memories from Easter in South Africa.
This story first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine Spring 2019 An Extraordinary Story of Mission By: Kathleen M. Carroll June 3 is always remembered in central Africa as the Feast of the Ugandan Martyrs, when 22 young converts were executed by order of a particularly cruel king. The stories of the faith of
This story first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine Spring 2019. Honoring a Renowned Surgeon’s Tireless Service By: Kathleen M. Carroll Dr. Andrew Vuni was head surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Maracha, Uganda. The first bishop of Arua asked him to help the German doctors there in 1986. The institution is famous
This story first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine Winter 2018/19 This Comboni school in Chama, Zambia, is breathing new life into its community By: Fr. Jesto Bwalya, mccj At the end of a worn-down dirt road near the border with Malawi lies Chama, a small town in Zambia. Like much of Africa, Zambia’s
This article first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine winter 2018/19 Blessings in Disguise Mission Hardships Are Transformed with the Right Vision By: Kathleen M. Carroll Father Gregor Schmidt knows the rigors of mission as well as anyone. In Fangak County, South Sudan, it’s not unusual for him to wade through waist-deep waters for
This article first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine spring 2018/19 by: Kathleen M. Carroll Mining giant Vale just unleashed the largest environmental disaster ever in Brazil. Again. On January 25, 2019, a massive mining dam collapsed in south central Brazil, devastating the nearby community of Brumadinho. The dam was 280 feet tall—just slightly
