{"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-11892 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\/10\/02\/francois-kamate-kasereka-towards-climate-education\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-4-300x193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-4-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-4-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-4.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\/10\/02\/francois-kamate-kasereka-towards-climate-education\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFran\u00e7ois Kamate Kasereka. Towards Climate Education\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>He speaks about his region, North Kivu, and notes that it has been a land in conflict for over 30 years. He highlights his campaigns:<\/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 October 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-11889 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\/10\/01\/herbs-plants-hyptis-spicigera-black-beni-seed\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-4-4-300x193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-4-4-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-4-4-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-4-4.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\/10\/01\/herbs-plants-hyptis-spicigera-black-beni-seed\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHerbs &#038; Plants. Hyptis spicigera (Black Beni Seed)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This traditional plant is widely known and used across parts of tropical Africa. It has a long history of use as both a food source<\/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 October 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-11886 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\/09\/30\/senegal-dakars-healthcare-excellence\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-3-4-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-3-4-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-3-4-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-3-4.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\/09\/30\/senegal-dakars-healthcare-excellence\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSenegal. Dakar\u2019s Healthcare Excellence\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The historic Institut Pasteur in the Senegalese capital produces vaccines against formidable diseases such as yellow fever and conducts cutting-edge research on epidemics threatening African<\/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\t30th September 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-11883 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\/09\/29\/vocation-story-challenges-became-opportunities\/\" 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\/09\/Photo-news-2-4-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-2-4-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-2-4-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-2-4.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\/09\/29\/vocation-story-challenges-became-opportunities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVocation Story. Challenges became opportunities.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cFrom a young village boy who simply wanted to see a priest, I have become a Comboni missionary priest serving the people of God\u201d. Father<\/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 September 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-11880 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\/09\/28\/mission-diary-the-beauty-of-encounters\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-1-6-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-1-6-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-1-6-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-1-6.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\/09\/28\/mission-diary-the-beauty-of-encounters\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMission diary. The beauty of encounters.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Brother Simone Bauce, a Comboni missionary, recounts his experiences in Latin America, primarily among the Macuxi and Uapixana indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. How<\/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 September 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-11867 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\/09\/25\/advocacy-people-alannah-acaq-hurley-protecting-alaskan-forests\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-2-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-2-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Photo-news-5-2.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\/09\/25\/advocacy-people-alannah-acaq-hurley-protecting-alaskan-forests\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAdvocacy &#038; People. 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