By Fr. John Converset, mccj Christmas time brings back rich and nostalgic memories, but it is also a time in which we are invited to reflect on the deepest meaning of the Incarnation, the gift of God’s giving of self to us in a human life. One of my favorite Christmas...
From: Bro. Paolo Rizzetto, a medical doctor working in Mapuordit, South Sudan “Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.” – Pope Francis Dear friends,...
Father Moses shows the chalice pierced by a bullet during the May 2014 attack on the parish. The sacristan from Our Lady of Fatima Church shows Father Ruffino Ezama (left) and Father Shane Degblor (center) the remains of his home near the church. “When the attack...
Friday, November 17, 2017 On November 12, the Comboni Missionary from Burgos, Jesús Ruiz Molina, was ordained auxiliary bishop of Bangassou in the Central African Republic (CAR). The celebration took place in Bangui, because his own place can only be reached by...
The Comboni Missionaries Nativity Experience opens for it’s 70th year! Watch the animated Nativity, do some Christmas shopping in the Mission Market and Christmas Boutique, tour the Mission Museum, and view Nativity Displays from around the world. Admission is free...
Saturday, 28 October 2017 The Comboni Missionaries are excited to welcome Fr. Jemboy Salarde Caspis to the Comboni Family. He was ordained to the Priesthood on Friday, October 27, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Lagao, General Santos City, Philippines. His Excellency...
Friday, November 3, 2017 World Mission magazine was awarded the Best-Family oriented magazine trophy at the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) on October 25, in Manila. This is the fourth time World Mission, a publication of the Comboni Missionaries in the Philippines,...
Sr. Lorena Ortiz, Comboni Missionary Sister is living in the refugee camps near Moyo, Uganda. Here is part of her story: We left South Sudan, Kajo Keji, where we were having a beautiful mission. The situation of instability and insecurity forced the population to flee...
A special meeting of all the The Comboni Missionary Bishops gathered in Limone, Italy in September 2017. They celebrated Mass in the town’s parish church where St. Daniel Comboni used to say Mass when he visited home. Bishop Juan José Aguirre Muñoz, who was the...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Fr. Salvatore Pacifico, an Italian Comboni Missionary in South Sudan, will turn 81 in November. He was born in St. Bartolomeo in Galdo and was ordained to the priesthood 55 years ago. Since 1969, his life has been spent in Sudan and South...
