Pope Francis celebrated Mass for more than 100,000 people in Juba, South Sudan. Fr. Gregor Schmidt, mccj Fr. Gregor Schmidt, mccj, is a Comboni Missionary who has been working in South Sudan for twelve years. By: Fr. Gregor Schmidt, mccj From February 3–5, Pope...
Pope Francis meets Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare at the Vatican in March. The meeting took place almost one year after Carlassare was shot following his appointment as the new bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan. Bishop Christian Carlassare placing a cross on the...
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...
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...
This article first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine winter 2018/19 Blessings in DisguiseMission Hardships Are Transformed with the Right Vision By: Kathleen M. Carroll Father Gregor Schmidt knows the rigors of mission as well as anyone. In Fangak County, South...
