African military spending rose by 22% between 2022 and 2023, according to a new report, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seeing the biggest increase to its military budget globally at 105% as the central African country battles multiple security threats. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in a new report on world […]

Father Marcelo Fonseca Oliveira, a Portuguese Comboni missionary, chose at a very young age to follow God’s plans. We asked him to tell us about his missionary vocation and his mission in the Comboni Family. I was born and raised in the village of Sobral, in Mortágua. I was 12 years old when some Comboni

“A few weeks ago, while I was sitting somewhere in a calm and serene atmosphere, I decided to reflect on my personal journey and missionary vocation.” Let us listen to what a Comboni Father, Fr Sylvester Hategek’Imana from Uganda, has to say. I am the first born of eight children, five girls and three boys

A Palestinian transplanted to the United States committed to peace and dialogue, and founder of the Salam Institute, he is the winner of the 2024 Niwano Prize, the “Nobel of Religions”. A professor in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at the American University in Washington, Mohammed Abu-Numer stood out for his “contribution to the cause

Once upon a time the Leopard lived in a small house far way in the bush. After thinking for a long time, he decided to look for a better place. After a short time, he found a suitable place nearer the other animals. The Leopard began to cut sticks for building a house. After collecting

A cultural institution representing the Acholi chiefs. Their rules for society today. The Acholi are a Luo-speaking group of people living in the Northern Uganda, and they are believed to have migrated from Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan. By about 1,000 AD. Starting in the late seventeenth Century.  Ker Kwaro Acholi is a cultural

Working among the Cushite and Nilotic peoples in Kenya has been a fulfilling experience for Bro Alfredo. He shares with us his first mission assignment. My name is Alfredo Monteiro de Sousa, hailing from Brazil’s north- eastern state called Ceara.  By profession, I am both a social worker and a teacher. Raised in a traditional

“Peace is made with the feet, hands and eyes of the peoples involved,” says Pope Francis at the meeting at the Arena in Verona (Italy). And he invites the people of peace to stand up and sow hope. The Comboni Missionaries are promoting the initiative. “Peace will never be the fruit of walls, of weapons

Voices are growing louder daily that our planet is grappling with an environmental crisis. Our environmental concern should not limit itself merely to pressure and protest but should lead to a change of attitudes that leads to effective action. Voices are growing louder daily, crying hoarse that the planet is facing an environmental crisis. We

The moon had been rising late every night until it was seen only at dawn.  Nakerekere and her mother sat on a mat on the floor after their supper. The world was silent except for the shrill cry of insects, which was part of the night, and the sound of wooden mortar and pestle as