Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
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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Jesuit priest Fr Victor Luke Odhiambo was attacked and killed by unknown people on the night of 15 November in Cueibet South Sudan. The late priest was known for his commitment to education and social transformation for the people of South Sudan. Odhiambo, who was the first Kenyan Jesuit priest, was also the principal of Mazzolari Teachers College and acting […]
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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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Life is beautiful in spite of the horrors of war when the youth: Work together to improve their environment; Do community services, common work and practice Christian charity; Try to live as brothers and sisters in the family of God: the Church; Practice sports as a way to live in communion and peace; Dream in a country that the youth […]
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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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Life is beautiful in spite of the horrors of war when: The sun raises on the horizon announcing the birth of a new day; People lift up their hands to thank God for the new day and ask his blessings; Women transform their daily works into food, cloths, love, hope, peace; Children full of joy, hopes and desires to learn […]
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When the Church speaks of a ‘preferential option for the poor’, South Sudan is certainly one such place needing preferential assistance. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote to the leaders of Religious Congregations, seeking new members willing to embrace our valuable ministry in South Sudan. Inter alia, I asserted, The first ten years have seen us become a well-established, recognised […]
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Life is beautiful in spite of the horrors of war: When women come together to: * Thank God for the new peace agreement; * Pray, dance, sing and rejoice for the peace that is coming; * Hope, talk and dream in a new South Sudan free of war; * Work together to build up their homes and the country, at large, to […]
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Life is beautiful in spite of the horrors of war: When the community of believers gathers together to: + reflect and pray with the Word of God and celebrate their faith; + pray for peace and hope in a better future for the new generations; + become one family made of brothers and sisters whose father is God; + live […]
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Life is beautiful in spite of the horrors of war: when children have a great desire to learn and they go to school in spite of the hardships of the environment and war; when they dream in building a new nation through education; when they learn to live in peace and become one country made of brothers and sisters. […]
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