Comboni Missionaries' Team

For the Chinese, calligraphy is an art in its own right, inseparable from painting and poetry. And young people practice it willingly. “In the beginning was the line!” This is how Chinese civilisation seems to have arisen, from the trace of a simple stroke on paper or silk, left by the brush that, for the […]

Maanda Ngoitiko founded the Council of Women Shepherds (PWC) alongside ten other Maasai women. The organisation’s focus is on defending the rights of women and girls within their community, to change gender roles within a traditionally patriarchal society. “I am the daughter of a Maasai herder family from Olosirua, Kenya. My name comes from the

The secret of this meeting “is to meditate and explore together the characteristics and profound relationships between ‘karuna and agape’  – the former Buddhist, the latter Christian – of compassion and selfless love.” There is a secret to the path of spiritual dialogue and the “dialogue of life” between Christians and Buddhists in Cambodia, a

Italian anthropologist and Comboni missionary Father Bruno Gilli recounts 50 years of study of Voodoo, a West African religion that permeates every aspect of life and transcends definitions. Beliefs that give rise to a complex religious system animated by forces that permeate every element of nature, mysterious witnesses to the connection between ancestors and the

The Comboni Missionaries have been working in the region for over 20 years. They operate schools in villages, teach agricultural methods, and assist those displaced by ethnic conflicts. They have transcribed the Gumuz language for the first time, creating a grammar that allows the Gumuz community to pass on their culture. In Gilgel Beles, a

The Colombian environmental and peace activist has played a key role in establishing a protected area in the Amazon, providing small farmers with access to agricultural land and offering them an alternative to the war on drugs and violence, at great personal risk. Jani Silva was born in the heart of the Amazon. From birth,

A missionary sister is assisting those affected by terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado, offering psychological support to help them deal with their trauma. Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has historically been poor and neglected. An insurgency began in the Mocímboa da Praia district in October 2017 and has since spread to

In Johannesburg, South Africa, the Marist Brothers’ Institute has been running the Three2Six educational project for refugee and migrant children since 2008. The project aims to promote the physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being of its beneficiaries. Armed conflicts in Africa, particularly in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the

The Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network (AEFJN) of Cameroon was founded in 2010 by several missionary congregations to promote justice and defend human dignity. We met with them. The institution’s headquarters are located in the Mvolyé neighbourhood of Yaoundé. We met Sister Geny Maria da Silva, a Brazilian Comboni missionary who has been working with

“We face many challenges and we try to do so through solutions that are accessible to everyone,” Sister Sonia de Jesus Garcia tells us about her work with an interfaith group made up of women. One of the greatest joys of the mission is seeing the good being done for people. I see it every