Sister Angélique Namaika was named an Aurora Luminary for her work in health care and hunger prevention. An award from the Comboni Missionaries funded her pediatric health care center. Sister Angélique used the prize money from one of her awards to plant fifty acres...
Newly ordained Fr. Bienvenu Clemy Mikozama blesses his parents. I am the fourth in a family of five children. They called me Bienvenu, “Welcome” to express my parents’ joy at having their first son. Instead, Clemy is the combination of two prefixes: Cle, from...
Supporting Sudanese Refugees in Egypt In the wake of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in decades, the people of Sacred Heart Parish in Cairo, Egypt are stepping up to care for their neighbors. In April 2023 violence and fighting erupted in Khartoum, Sudan as a...
Learning a trade or skill can provide a lifeline out of poverty. That’s why the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Mashishing Village, South Africa started a Sewing School for teenage mothers. In February 2024, twenty eager, young mothers began sewing lessons “full of...
Medical Student Hellen Asio is in her second year of school. After graduation she plans to return to server her rural community. Medic Douglas with colleagues in Busitema, Uganda. The six inaugural recipients of the scholarship. Medical Scholarships Pave the Way for a...
By Alma Galaviz On a beautiful day filled with joy and gratitude, Sacred Heart parish in Riverside, California came together to celebrate the installation of Father Jose Manuel Garcia Oviedo, a member of the Comboni Missionaries, as their new pastor. The Sept. 14 Mass...
By: Fr. Raimundo Nonato Rocha dos Santos, mccj The Comboni missionaries arrived in Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil, in 2006, and the Archdiocese of Manaus, on December 13 of that year, entrusted them with the pastoral care of a peripheral mission area in the city...
Originally from Italy, Christian Carlassare was installed as Bishop of Rumbek in 2022 Upon his arrival at the airport, Bishop Carlassare gave his episcopal approval to groups gathered to welcome him. In this 2023 photo, Bishop Carlassare gives visiting Cardinal Pietro...
Donate By: Heather Kaufman, director of development for the Comboni Missionaries North American Province As I’m writing this article, my family has just finished several weeks of binge-watching soccer games. Both the Euros and Copa America tournaments monopolized...
