I have been in Peru for 11 years, the last three of which I spent in Huánuco, a plateau city at an altitude of 1,800 meters surrounded by mountains. All its hills are filled with settlements with temporary cottages.
I am in the parish of Kanawat, in the land of the Karimojong, in north-eastern Uganda. The irregular rains of recent years have brought us through a period of poor harvests. There are areas where things are better, but in Continue reading →
Despite unbearable heat, lack of adequate medical equipment, and virtually non-existent roads, Comboni Brother Dr. Juan Carlos Salgado loves his job at St. Michael Hospital in Donomanga, Chad, a Catholic mission in the south of the country.
Fr Paul Schneider is an American-born Spanish diocesan priest. He left his home to become a missionary in Ethiopia. He talked with us about his experience with the Oromo people. Here is what he said.
A Spanish Claretian, for 35 years a missionary in Latin America, Fr. Maximino Cerezo Barredo, now ninety years old, is nicknamed “the painter of liberation” because his artistic work has renewed the sacred iconography of the continent starting from the Continue reading →
When Father Victor Sandoval went knocking on doors in one of Manila’s toughest slums to tell people he was moving into their midst, he was met with disbelief.
“At first, many didn’t trust us. They didn’t believe we were really Continue reading →
Brother José Eduardo Macedo de Freitas is a Portuguese Comboni missionary working as a nurse in the hospital of Kalongo, Uganda. He tells us how his missionary vocation came about and what he is doing in the field of healthcare Continue reading →
As a student of architecture, he came to Africa. The humanity of the people left a deep impression on him. The experience not only broadened his horizon but also opened up a new door in his life. A Comboni missionary, Continue reading →
