Fr. Louis says he encountered St. Daniel Comboni — and his vocation — at an “exotic breakfast.” Fr. Louis Okot Ochermoi at an early mission post in Lima, Peru. Fr. Louis Tony Okot Ochermoi In my childhood, my father and elders in our village, Iboni, shared about Fr....
The 75th anniversary celebration of the Comboni Missionaries in Mexico was marked with a Mass at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Pioneers of the Comboni Missionaries’ presence in South Africa. Fr. Bernard Zorn, affectionately known as “Baba...
Young people from the Comboni Mission Center in Covina, California, traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, to meet and celebrate with youth groups from around the world — and Pope Francis. In the months preceding World Youth Day, the members of Missionary Souls made spiritual...
It can be difficult to stay focused in class or study when the power to your school and dorm keeps shutting off. For the students at St. Maria Goretti Nursery and Primary School in Lira, Uganda, this was a very real problem. But things are looking a little bit...
This Advent season, Fr. Maciek will visit several parishes in the United States to share his stories and the many needs awaiting support in our Kenyan missions. During the Advent Mission, Fr. Maciek will talk about the need to support new missionaries in formation, a...
Children at Chezi parish, in Lilongwe, Malawi, depend on the NAP program for a daily portion of maize. About 280 kindergarten students in Tullo, Ethiopia, get their daily sustenance from the NAP Feeding Program. Carmel Day Care feeds nearly 200 children each day,...
It’s always a cause for celebration when a new Catholic church is built. In places like Jupangira, Uganda it’s extra special. Dioceses in much of Africa are often spread out over hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Within that diocese are parishes, and...
View of the fence from inside the community. In the United States ‘good fences make for good neighbors.’ But in many regions of Africa good fences provide security and protection. Recently, through our Small Mission Projects program, we were able support an important...
Heather Kaufman is director of development for the Comboni Missionaries, North American Province. By: Heather Kaufman I honestly don’t say it enough, our monthly faith promise partners — MFP for short — are simply the best. These monthly contributors quietly give a...
Fr. Eduardo Rovelledo, mccj, presiding at Mass in his new parish in Taipei, Taiwan. Fr. “Edu” with some of his new parishioners. Fr. Revolledo at his ordination in Peru in 2018. Eduardo Revolledo Villanueva Father Eduardo Revolledo Villanueva is a Comboni Missionary...
