Father Antonio La Braca is an Italian Comboni missionary. He first left for Africa in 1972 and has been carrying out his missionary ministry there ever since. He has worked primarily in Uganda and South Sudan, where he still lives. Continue reading →
Father Simon Yomkuey Kueth Tap is the first Nuer to become a Comboni missionary and the first South Sudanese Comboni priest to be ordained since the country gained independence fifteen years ago. His initial appointment as a missionary will be Continue reading →
Sr. Norma Virginia Allen Brown shares her experience with the elderly. “By accompanying them, I continue to feel like a woman and a missionary, despite my advanced age.”
I am the first Comboni missionary of African origin in Costa Rica. Continue reading →
“We try to walk with the people, giving our best in training catechists, visiting Christian communities, and trying to revitalise new ones.” Father Placido Petit Majambo Lutumba shares his experience.
The challenging circumstances she faced during her childhood and youth led her to meet people and visit places that later influenced her decision to become a missionary. Sr. Francine Bodada Anyangoya, a Congolese Comboni Sister, shares her vocational journey.
Sr. Amelia Romo Marquez tells us about her missionary outreach in the Andean country. “Every encounter, every activity, and every face I meet along the way reminds me that the Mission belongs to God and that we are merely instruments Continue reading →
Fr. Ronald Alionzi a Comboni Missionary from Uganda, shares his vocational journey from humble beginnings and personal loss to priesthood and mission in South Africa.
My story began in Kampala, where I was born the third of three children in Continue reading →
A dream comes true. Father Janvier Kabeya Mbinze, a Comboni missionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo, tells us about his experience in South Sudan.
When I was a theology student, I thought every Comboni missionary should visit Sudan at Continue reading →
Sr. Omaira Martin, a Comboni Missionary Sister, shares her experience, particularly with young people.
It is now ten years since I first set foot on African soil. I arrived in Zambia with a mixture of joy, fear, curiosity, hope, enthusiasm, Continue reading →