During the night, an armed group attacks the mission of Chipene, a small village on the border between the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula in northern Mozambique. Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni Sister, was killed. She had lived Continue reading →

During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sr. Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God was hiding in the midst of her isolation and loneliness.

Then, in an instant, she looked down at her feet, where one of Continue reading →

Comboni Missionary Sr. Caterina Ingelido has lived in Brazil for twenty-one years, the last three in Porto Velho. She works in pastoral formation and mission awareness and coordinates “A Cry for Life,” a network committed to preventing human trafficking.

For Continue reading →

“The response to jihadists cannot be solely military but it is necessary to give hope to young people who would otherwise be tempted to recruit into jihadist ranks”, said Mons. Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Bishop of Pemba, a diocese located in Continue reading →

“When I look back over my life, I realise how my vocation has evolved. I see that at the beginning I felt a deep desire to be useful, to serve, to help others.” Brother Alberto Lamana said. 

I was born Continue reading →

Death, kidnapping, extortion, and intimidation have become a daily reality for many priests and religious, particularly in Nigeria, Mexico and Haiti. 

Father John Mark Cheitnum was found dead after he was kidnapped with another priest, Donatus Cleopas, on the afternoon Continue reading →

From Mexico, via Mozambique to Spain. A journey of faith and commitment. Father José de Jesus Garcia tells us about his experience.

I was born in Chilpancingo, Guerrero and I am 54 years old. My missionary vocation began when, at Continue reading →

Simon Yomkuey is a Comboni Missionary from South Sudan. He is in second year at St Joseph’s Theological Institute at Cedara in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. He shares with us his vocation journey.

I was born in 1988 in Continue reading →

The archipelago of about 50 volcanic islands is located in the Pacific Ocean 1000 km from the west coast of South America. They are an unspoiled paradise with flora and fauna unique in the world. It is no coincidence that Continue reading →

The numerous ongoing violent conflicts in the world and cautioned against the “logic of war and supremacy”, describing them as real threats to humanity. 

Cardinal Nzapalainga underscored the need for peace across the globe, saying, “The world today is really Continue reading →