{"id":3734,"date":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/combonimission.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=3734"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","slug":"news-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/news-3\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3734\" class=\"elementor elementor-3734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d2ad1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d2ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11f713 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b11f713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11520 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-congo-the-tightrope-walkers-of-the-congo-river\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-002-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-002-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-002-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-002.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-congo-the-tightrope-walkers-of-the-congo-river\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDR Congo. The tightrope walkers of the Congo River\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Wagenya fishermen, custodians of an ancient art, brave the turbulent waters of the great Tshopo River on fragile wooden tripods. But the real danger<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t3rd June 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/vocation-story-father-miasik-this-is-my-path\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-news-2-002-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-news-2-002-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-news-2-002-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-news-2-002.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/vocation-story-father-miasik-this-is-my-path\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVocation Story. Father Miasik. \u201cThis is my path\u201d\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Father Miasik Maciel Tomasz, a Polish Comboni missionary, talks to us about his vocational journey and his missionary experience. I come from a Catholic family<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2nd June 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/comboni-missionaries-in-butembo-we-are-a-point-of-reference\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-1-002-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-1-002-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-1-002-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-1-002.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/comboni-missionaries-in-butembo-we-are-a-point-of-reference\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tComboni Missionaries in Butembo: &#8220;We are a point of reference&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Comboni missionaries are actively, yet discreetly, involved in supporting displaced persons and war orphans. A key aspect of their work is education, which they<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t1st June 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/advocacy-people-cedric-ouanekpone-giving-dignity-to-the-sick\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-5-3-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-5-3-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-5-3-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-5-3.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/advocacy-people-cedric-ouanekpone-giving-dignity-to-the-sick\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAdvocacy &#038; People. C\u00e9dric Ouanekpone. Giving dignity to the sick.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>His vision as a doctor serving the poor is encouraging many young people to pursue a career in medicine. &#8220;Being a doctor also helps change<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t29th May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/oral-literature-the-water-buffalo-and-the-tiger-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-4-3-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-4-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-4-3-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-4-3.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/oral-literature-the-water-buffalo-and-the-tiger-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOral Literature. The Water Buffalo and the Tiger\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A farmer, his plough over his shoulder, led his water buffalo to the field. The mud in the field was soft and sticky, and the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t28th May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/people-culture-dr-congo-birth-in-the-shi-tradition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-3-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-3-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-3-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-news-3-3.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/people-culture-dr-congo-birth-in-the-shi-tradition\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeople &#038; Culture\/DR Congo. Birth in the Shi tradition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In Shi culture, birth remains one of the most important, joyful, and eagerly awaited events. 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