“It’s an example of climate injustice, because thesemothers and these communities are very, very far fromdeforestation frontiers in the Amazon.” JACK GRAHAM is a freelance multimedia journalist specializing in coverage of the U.S. and Canada for the...
Sister Alicia Vacas Moro is the latest Comboni Missionary Sister to be honored by the U.S. Department of State. Her lifetime of service and recent ministry to those with COVID-19 have placed her among the agency’s International Women of Courage. “As a...
By: Kathleen M. CarrollThis story first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine spring 2021. Fr. Christian Carlassare is following his spiritual father St. Daniel Comboni in more ways than one. Born in Schio, Italy, in 1977, he started life where St. Josephine Bakhita...
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives oxygen inside an ambulance after she was evacuated from the Vijay Vallabh hospital, which caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas. Story...
Members of the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Shisong, Cameroon, meet during a previous Earth Day commemoration. The congregation’s many environmental projects include community gardens that serve as a demonstration site to boost soil fertility. The gardens...
Bishop-elect Fr. Christian Carlassare is recovering after being shot in both legs by armed assailants. In March he was named bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan. Story from Vatican News. Unknown armed men have shot and wounded the Bishop-elect of South Sudan’s Rumbek...
Photo of Indonesian rice farmer Haji Imat courtesy of Chris Quintana | IRRI file photo Legal experts in the Indonesian Church have agreed to help two farmers in East Nusa Tenggara province sue provincial officials, including the governor, for issuing permits allowing...
Meet a Comboni Missionary Fr. Placide Majambo Petit. In Mapuordit, a rural area of Rumbek diocese in South Sudan, Fr. Placide cares for more than 5,000 Catholics at St. Josephine Bakhita parish. The Comboni Missionaries have served this area for more than 30 years,...
Happy Easter from Fr. David Baltz!For more than 40 years Comboni Missionary Fr. David Baltz served in Uganda. In 2017 he returned to the United States. In this video he recalls the wonder and beauty of live in the missions — especially at Eastertime. Support the...
Meet at Comboni Missionary Fr. David Domingues. Fr. David has been working in the Philippines for nearly 20 years. His placement in this mission area was unexpected, but has brought forth countless blessings. Learn about his work in the Philippines. To support Fr....
