| April 6, 1948 – August 29, 2026 | The Comboni Missionaries mourn the death of Fr. Michael “Mike” Barton, mccj, who died Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the age of 78. A native of Indianapolis, Fr. Mike was ordained to the priesthood on December 14, 1975, at St....
South Sudan, the World’s Youngest Country, Marks 15 Years South Sudan won its independence in 2011. Fifteen years later, the country continues to face profound institutional, economic, social, and environmental challenges, for which Salva Kiir and Riek Machar—the two...
by Edoardo Giribaldi Pope Leo XIV meets with the academic community at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Neither “material wealth” nor the “abundance of natural resources” measures the “greatness” of a nation, he says, pointing to...
By: Enrique Bayo The Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network denounces realities such as land grabbing and encourages projects in favor of peace and development in Cameroon. The Cameroonian branch of the international organization Africa-Europe Faith and Justice...
By: Kathleen M. Carroll In Uganda, family is everything. For a young Pompilla (Pompy) Agalo, the lack of a family was a hurdle this bright, energetic girl could not overcome. When her mother died, Pompy was only about 12. Because her father was from another ethnic...
