Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
We experienced a great joy in St. Joseph the Worker parish, in Leer, Unity State. After more than 5 years the missionaries had the possibility to visit Mayandit and Koch counties, which had been unreachable for long time because of the situation of war and violence in the territory of the parish. For more than 4 years the missionaries were […]
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The two years in the noviciate of Lusaka had good contents in the formative encounters, conferences, apostolates, timetable. There was also a positive experience of internationality among the members of the community: Novices were coming from six different countries of Africa. This experience helped me to become free from by working on my thorn in the flesh, developing docility in […]
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From May 7-9, 2019, we had at Comboni House our workshop on intercultural living and the challenge of ethnocentrism in South Sudan with 16 participants, including Fr Johnson (Palica) and Mr Isaac Kenyi (SSCBC) and 3 Comboni sisters. We invited Fr Basilio and Loes Lijnders from the Justice and Peace department of the Catholic University to give an input and […]
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From April 29th to May 5th 2019, the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) and the Comboni Missionary Sisters (CMS) working in South Sudan held their annual retreat at the Good Shepherd Peace Centre, in Kit, some kilometres away from the South Sudanese capital Juba. The retreat was masterfully led by his Lordship, Mons. Giuseppe Filippi, bishop of […]
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On the occasion of his fifties anniversary of religious and missionary life, Fr Joseph Ukelo launched his biography written by Fr Guido Oliana. The book is a sort of memorial of the action of grace in his life and mission. It portrays Fr. Joseph as an honest and courageous missionary who has been faithful to his religious and missionary vocation […]
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After my priestly ordination which took place in Italy on the last 3rd November, I had the gift to come back among my beloved people of Leer Parrish, in Unity State. It was a really great gift to receive the embrace. The blessing and the love of so many people who were very happy for my return among them. It […]
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Fr Peter Magalasi, son Baripi and Anyongo, was born at Diayanga (Maringindo –Western Equatoria) on December 31, 1929. He passed away on December 8, 2018, in Lacor (Gulu – Uganda) aged 89. He was baptised by Fr Arrighi at the age of eleven at Raffili, Bahr-el-Gahazal, on December 8, 1940, and confirmed the following year by Msgr Rodolfo Orler onApril […]
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From October 25th to the 27th 2018, the Local Superiors of the Comboni Missionaries of the South Sudan Province and some confreres between the ages of 45-60 were invitedto attend a three-day-workshop on the theme of Interculturality, keeping in mind that the whole Institute will be dedicating 2019 to reflect on this topic.The facilitator was Fr. Edward Kanyike, Provincial of […]
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From a well to a dignified Catholic mission Comboni Day (10/10) 2018 was a very special one in mapuordit because the community celebrated the 25th anniversary of the catholic presence. Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish was established in 1993. Before then, there was practically nothing if not a well to fetch water. Today, the mission counts three Comboni – nursery, primary […]
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Tali is a Missionary post placed at about 180 km. Northwest of the South Sudanese capital, Juba. Tali was opened in 1954, but the Comboni Missionaries were obliged to leave it after their expulsion from Sudan in 1964. This missionary commitment was established anew in 2006, among the joyful canticles of the Mundari people who welcomed Fr. Markus Körber as […]
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