When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended up as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates, Sister Rosita Milesi, 79, offers a simple answer: determination. Sister Rosita was awarded the Nansen Prize by the U.N. Continue reading →

The small villages of the Tarahumara Indians in northern Mexico – where temperatures have risen above 50 degrees this year – have to deal not only with climate change, but also with injustice and discrimination. We accompany Brother Ricardo Greenley, Continue reading →

“In my community we decided that this year I would dedicate part of my time to reaching out to dozens, perhaps hundreds, of men, women and young drug addicts who wander around the Charco Azul neighbourhood in Cali. I started Continue reading →

Samuel Ngugi Mwangi has just been ordained deacon. “Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine”. I feel that this word of the Lord spoken by prophet Isaiah has indeed been a Continue reading →

Influenced by missionaries in his local parish, Edgardo decided to become a missionary at the age of 17. He tells of his vocation journey and his missionary experience.

 I am Fr. Edgardo Alfonso Vizcarra, a Comboni Missionary born and bred Continue reading →

Luis Humberto Gonzales is a 49-year-old Comboni Brother from Peru.  A nurse by profession, he shares with us his experience of serving the elderly and sick missionaries.

The community hosts 65 missionaries, mostly Italian, who can no longer stay in Continue reading →

Jean Marie Mwamba Kabaya, Comboni Brother, Congolese, shares with us some reflections on what it means to be a formator of young people who are preparing to be missionaries.

I have now been in Nairobi for a year as a Continue reading →

My name is Abebayehu Tefera Atara, a Comboni Missionary from Ethiopia.  I grew up in Haro Wato, Uraga District, Guji Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia, the eldest of nine children. While my father was a farmer and quiet man, my mother Continue reading →

My name is Father José A. Intuela Sagras, a Comboni Missionary from Mozambique.  I was ordained priest in May 2014. My first assignment was in Chad, where I lived for nine years. In  June 2023 I  returned to Mozambique and Continue reading →

My name is Mario Jason Castro, a Comboni Missionary Brother from the Philippines. I am the fourth of six children and both my parents supported us by selling livestock meat in the market. My parents dedicated their time working so Continue reading →