Sister Justine G. Senapati, an Indian member of Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy congregation, is a social worker and human rights activist who has worked with the United Nations as Non-Governmental Organization representative.  She talks about her experience. Continue reading →

Sri Lanka is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the south eastern coast of India. Since March 2012, the Comboni Missionaries are present in this country with a community in Talawakelle, the mountainous heart of the country, Continue reading →

When a college student, Jemboy told his parents he wanted to be a missionary priest, they felt that such a vocation would deprive them of their only treasure. He waited. He even tried to put the call aside. Until he Continue reading →

Five years ago, Sister Lizzy Chakkalakkal, principal of a school in Kochi, Kerala, discovered that one of her students was homeless. This prompted the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary nun and some students of Our Lady’s Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Continue reading →

Mission hardships are transformed with the right vision. 

Father Gregor Schmidt knows the rigors of mission as well as anyone. In Fangak County, South Sudan, it’s not unusual for him to wade through waist-deep waters for nine hours a Continue reading →

A series of miracles happened in the last two years; now we are in front of the new Anna’s House, an unequivocal monument to the love and generosity of the people. It will welcome the poor and remind everyone of Continue reading →

Two Comboni Lay Missionaries share with us their experience in Peru. “There is nothing that cannot be given, shared with all those who walk side by side with us. It is a lot that we are not alone, and that Continue reading →

The war has transformed the work of many religious people in Syria. Sr. Demerjian Annie’s congregation of Jesus and Mary in Aleppo has helped hundreds of families survive the war. One of the bloodiest battles of the conflict was fought Continue reading →

Kamiti penitentiary in the outskirts of Nairobi hosts more than 4,200 detainees. The Consolata Missionary Sisters are committed to a programme of training for the young prisoners. 

Standing in front of the main entrance to Kamiti penitentiary, the visitor Continue reading →

Hundreds children are begging in the streets of Kampala City.  A Comboni missionary, Father John Bosco Mubangizi has launched a project “Karamoja Streets Kids”. Respect, protection and future for these children. He explains us the initiative. 

For decades, Continue reading →