New Comboni Lay Missionary Prepares for a Journey of Faith by: Ellen Baverman This article first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine Spring 2020. Rossie Patlan was intent on serving her community, even as a child. At a young age, she joined the priests and nuns in...
An international organization is working hard — so children don’t have to. by: Ellen Baverman This article first appeared in Comboni Missions Magazine Spring 2020. As the sun rises, children dot the busy streets of Kano, Nigeria, selling fruit, nuts, and water. As he...
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...
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...
Comboni Missionaries Helped Bridge the Gap between Sacred Scripture and the Language of the People By: Father Mariano Tibaldo, mccj In the first half of the last century the Comboni Missionaries in Africa produced — in addition to specialized studies disseminated in...
What would your life look like if you couldn’t have access to your parish or church? How would you celebrate weekly Mass, a baptism, or Holy Week? Unfortunately, this is the reality for us now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, church buildings are locked and...
World Health Day is on April 7 this year. In this International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, World Health Day will focus on the vital role played by nurses and midwives around the world. Here’s how you can get involved. Thank a nurse and midwife Just imagine...
Africa produces only 5% of world greenhouse gas emissions yet is most at risk from worsening heatwaves, droughts, and floods. African youth activists urged their governments to do more to combat climate change to safeguard food and water supplies on the continent most...
NEW YORK – Catholic leaders are cheering Colorado’s abolition of the death penalty – a move they say is fueled by new momentum following the revision to the Catholic Catechism to officially ban the practice and one that signals a westward expansion in the...
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...
