Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
28 March 2017 – Servant of God Father Ezechiele Ramin, a Comboni missionary, killed in Brazil on July 24, 1985 concluded. The official act took place in his home parish, St. Joseph’s church in Padua, in the presence of members of the diocesan ecclesiastical Court, Comboni representatives, missionaries and many believers. The courtroom proceedings will now be delivered to the […]
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19 March 2017 – The Comboni Missionaries, a society of priests and brothers founded in Verona, Italy, on 1st June 1867 by Daniel Comboni, celebrate 150 years of foundation this year. A whole range of activities have been planed world-widely to mark this event. In South Sudan, where the founder Daniel Comboni himself worked as a missionary, celebrations have already […]
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Fr. Guido Oliana is a Comboni missionary priest and Professor at St. Paul Major Seminary in Juba. With nearly 30 years of missionary experience in Africa, Fr. Oliana has just written a book entitled “The Transforming Power of the Gospel. The Kairos of Mission. Explorations in Comboni Missionary Perspective”. The book is a collection of articles that have been written […]
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24 February 2017 – The Provincials and Delegates of the Comboni Missionaries worldwide, gathered in Rome from 06-24 February, have sent a message of hope and encouragement to the people of South Sudan. In their message, the missionaries pray for peace and that South Sudan’s political leaders “may look beyond personal or group interests, and engage in a deep national […]
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This hymn was composed on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Foundation of the Comboni Missionaries (1867-2017) by Fr. Guido Oliana, Mccj (Juba, February 2017). It is sung by a group of seminarians of the Major Seminary of Juba and by a Comboni Sister and her friend. WE ARE CALLED TO […]
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(By Jesus Aranda) – It was very striking to Fr. Jesus Aranda, the new parish priest of Kajo keji Sacred Heart parish, in South Sudan, to see a continuous stream of people carrying their belongings moving towards the border of Uganda. This was 3 December 2016, the very first day he arrived in the parish… and this was going to […]
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