The Comboni Missionaries currently living at the Cincinnati Mission Center visited Fr. Joe on Thursday, March 17, to celebrate his 60th ordination annivesary. Back row, from left: Fr. Louie Gasparini, Fr. John Converset, Fr. Paul Ewers, Fr. Jean Philippe Lokpo, and...
Every year, thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Comboni Missionaries in North America are able to support numerous mission projects throughout the world. Last year, Comboni Missionaries Fr. Juan Diego and Fr. Aubert Gamende of San Luis Parish in Guatemala...
A young monther holds her newborn child next to some new maternity beds. These beds were purchased for Matany Hospital in Uganda in 2019. These are the same types of beds Agiermach Health Center so desperately needs. HEATHER KAUFMAN is director of development for the...
This family photo of the Baltz family was taken in 1960. Fr. David stands in the middle. By: Fr. David BaltzThis story first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine winter 2021-22 edition. In those high school years of long ago, autumn days for me were colorful, not so...
Bishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach at his episcopal ordination in August. “I look at St. Daniel Comboni as a model bishop. As I take up this responsibility, I recall how much his faith sustained him in different situations of life. He dreamt Africa, he smelt Africa…...
Members of the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, attend the Aug. 20 funeral Mass of Srs. Mary Daniel Abut and Regina Roba, Sisters of the Sacred Heart who were killed when their bus was attacked August 16. “We live day by day, with serenity,” Srs. Bhatti and...
A new report from Aid to the Church in Need reveals that young Christian girls are being bought, sold, forced to convert, and forced to marry their captors. A Yazidi child like this, under the age of 9, goes for $172. The diocese of Yola in Nigeria established an...
On Christmas we celebrate God’s affection to us human beings. We wish you all the experience of God‘s closeness in the New Year 2022. St. Kizito Hospital Matany — 50 years serving Karamoja A letter from Bro. Gunther at St. Kizito Hospital Matany Dear Friends and...
HEATHER KAUFMAN is director of development for the Comboni Missionaries, North American Province. By: Heather KaufmanThis story first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine fall 2021. As we enter into the last few months of 2021, I can’t help but reflect on the year....
Emergency crews respond to the rectory fire at St. Lucy’s on Memorial Day. ROLI SRIVASTAVA is a journalist with Thomson Reuters Foundation, Ex-The Hindu, and The Times of India. FR. CHRIS ALETI, MCCJ, is a Comboni Missionary from Uganda, currently serving the parish...
