HONDURAS — Thousands of families and young women and men from Central America are compelled to leave their homes and risk their lives undertaking dangerous journeys, only to search for a safe place to live. But ultimately, they are deported back to face the same...
Brazil is the country struck hardest by Covid-19. Comboni Father Saverio Paolillo writes about how the pandemic is affecting the community he serves. “The Covid-19 pandemic is ravaging Brazil. It has become the country with the second largest number of victims...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, July 28, the White House announced that it will take steps to, once again, dismantle DACA. This decision is being made despite a decision by the United States Supreme Court in June that ruled the Trump administration’s actions...
The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni...
“Mission isn’t about places – it’s about people.” On Wednesday, July 15, Fathers José and Brian talked about their mission experience and what it means to be a Comboni Missionary. Unfortunately, Father Daniel Chisha was ill and unable...
The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni...
House of Joy Ever since she was a little girl, Asia Howlett has dreamed of visiting every continent on earth. So when her good friend Anna Kleven invited her on a trip to Malawi, Asia jumped at the opportunity. The girls were on an adventure to visit Anna’s aunt and...
DR CONGO — Eight indigenous Pygmies, members of the Batwa community, have been convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for attempting to regain access to their traditional lands. Centuries before other African ethnic groups arrived, the Pygmies were living...
WEST BANK — In recent months Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. According to the BBC, nearly three million Palestinian Arabs live in the West Bank under a combination of self-rule and Israeli...
