Comboni Missionaries' Team

Catholic bishops in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia are calling for coordinated and peaceful disarmament in a common border region, where an estimated 8 million illegal small and light weapons can be found among the herder communities. The border triangle is the homeland of the Turkana and the Pokot of Kenya, the Karamoja of Uganda, Daasanach […]

“I really believe that a missionary priest is a person called by God to meet the overwhelming gratuitous love of God for humanity.” A Comboni Father Placide Majambo Lutumba Petir from Congo tell us his story.  I grew up in a fairly quiet and peaceful atmosphere, but also very Christian. My mother sang in the

Pope Francis always insists on a Church that “goes forth”. In the Amazon, according to Bishop João Muniz Alves, Bishop of the Prelature of Xingu, in Brazil, this must be translated into “a Church that respects the cultures that are present here”. The Prelature of Xingu, which has an area of 368,876.67 square kilometers, brings

Pope Francis has appointed 66-year-old Spanish Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot as the new president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot succeeds the late Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, who died in July 2018, as the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He has been serving as Secretary of the Vatican

Turmeric Spinach is scientifically referred to as Spinacia oleracea. It is a member of the Amaranthaceae family and it is definitely one of the most popular green, leafy vegetables with a rich source of minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients. Spinach can be eaten raw as salads or cooked.  It rightly deserves its reputation as an extremely

They were founded three decades ago in southern Sudan, and named the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But in a region dramatically affected by the South Sudanese civil war, they are usually known by the bright colour of their habits. To most who know them, they are the “Blue Sisters.” In the South Sudanese

God has his ways to reach people and to show them His Will. Father Krzysztof Zebik from Poland talks about his missionary vocation. My vocational journey started when one of my friends invited me to be an altar servant in our parish. In that way I started to be closer to the altar and getting

In the Philippines, where admission to having a history of drug addiction can mean a bullet in the head rather than a stay in a rehabilitation centre, drug dependants have chosen silence. For Father Flaviano Villanueva, however, his past has become a narrative that keeps him going in his mission to serve. In 1995, before he

We humans, the species on this planet with the large brains, so-called intelligence and abilities and power to change the face of our planet, are doing so with a huge negative impact. We are endangering ourselves, our children and grandchildren and generations of children to come will be harmed by our wasteful and negligent ways.

Once upon a time, there lived a man called John who was a hunter as well as a magician. John had seven dogs and seven large black pots. The dogs were useful for hunting while the pots protected him from his enemies. John and his wife wanted very much to have a child, but to