Three Comboni Lay Missionaries share their experience: “The importance of walking alongside people, respecting their ideas and rhythms, no matter how difficult.”

The rainy season is a time of expectation and hope. For the Pokot people, who live in western Continue reading →

A Comboni Missionary from the Karamoja region of Uganda said: ‘Over the last three years, my experience as a priest has been one of great fulfilment and realisation.’ 

My name is Fr Gabriel Angella and I am a Comboni missionary Continue reading →

From the mountain villages and mourned loss in cities ravaged by war, Fr. Bonifacio Autentico Apaap Jr., a Filipino missionary, travelled across three nations- Eretria, Sudan and Egypt – for him to discover that mission is not about success – Continue reading →

Comboni’s spirituality and dedication to serving others are the driving forces behind his vocation and mission. Fr. Daniel Chisha, from Zambia, talks about his vocation journey. 

I come from Kasama in the Northern Province of Zambia, and I am Bemba Continue reading →

Father Djasgombaye Gokam Bienvenu, a Comboni missionary priest, recounts his vocation journey from his multifaith upbringing in Chad to his work in the Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya. 

I am the firstborn in a family of two boys. I grew Continue reading →

Father Joaquim Pereira, a Portuguese Comboni missionary, shares his pastoral experience in the parish of Santo António in Marcos Moura, a neighbourhood in the municipality of Santa Rita in the Brazilian state of Paraíba.

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A Comboni sister from Uganda talks about her missionary experience and her vocation journey.

My name is Sister Philister Tabu and I am from the Arua Diocese in Uganda. My home parish is the Holy Rosary in Logiri. I come Continue reading →

Even behind bars, new life is celebrated. Seven young inmates were baptized in Klessoum Prison, in the Chari-Baguirmi Region in the heart of Chad. Father Renzo Piazza, head of prison ministry, describes it for us.

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Sr. Veronica Mburu, a Comboni sister from Kenya, talks about her vocation journey and “I feel fulfilled in loving and serving my brothers and sisters”

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Father Alfred Mawadri, a Ugandan Comboni Missionary, tells us about his vocational journey and the challenges he encountered in his pastoral work.

I was fortunate to have loving parents. My father was a man of integrity and strength. My mother Continue reading →