In November 2020, the Ethiopian government launched a military offensive aimed at a rebellious regional government. The ensuing violence has caused tens of thousands of Ethiopians to seek refuge in Sudan. The United Nations refugee agency has asked for $150...
Record Unemployment Fails to Dampen Ecuador’s Hospitality By: Kathleen M. Carroll This story was first featured in Comboni Missions Magazine Fall 2020 edition. Nearly 85 percent of Ecuadorans are in “precarious” jobs or without employment altogether, according to Al...
This is a fun look at the Comboni Missionaries water project. In collaboration with Water With Blessings, the Comboni Missionaries brought more than 500 water filters to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda....
Sr. Lorena Ortiz, Comboni Missionary Sister is living in the refugee camps near Moyo, Uganda. Here is part of her story: We left South Sudan, Kajo Keji, where we were having a beautiful mission. The situation of instability and insecurity forced the population to flee...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Fr. Salvatore Pacifico, an Italian Comboni Missionary in South Sudan, will turn 81 in November. He was born in St. Bartolomeo in Galdo and was ordained to the priesthood 55 years ago. Since 1969, his life has been spent in Sudan and South...
