Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
Pope Francis led a special prayer service in St Peter’s Basilica this Thursday 23 November, for the intention of peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A good number of faithful and some members of other faith communities joined the Pope to pray for peace in the world and especially for these two African nations that have […]
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Pope Francis has called for a dedicated day of prayer for Peace in South Sudan and he himself will preside over this prayer on 23rd November 2017, at 5:30 PM Vatican Time! At the close of our Annual Plenary Assembly of the Bishops Conference I would like first and foremost to thank God and all of your Archbishops, Bishops and […]
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By Bill Firman (SSS) – My great friend and mentor, Br Damien Harvey, used to say: ‘A man has to have a reason to get up in the morning’. He was reflecting on the Brothers’ way of life. I am sure he would be equally comfortable with the more general statement: ‘Every person needs a reason to rise in the […]
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Fr. Guido Oliana, MCCJ Introduction This year 2017, memorial of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Comboni Missionaries, I have had the opportunity to present my recent book[note]G. Oliana, The Transforming Power of the Gospel. The Kairos of Mission. Explorations in Comboni Missionary Perspective, Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa 2017.[/note] to various audiences: the students of the Catholic […]
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Sister Fiyori Tesfamariam, a Comboni Missionary Sister (CMS), has made her perpetual religious profession this Sunday 12 November 2017 during a special Eucharistic celebration that took place in the chapel of the General House of the Comboni Sisters in Rome. Many friends, family members and members of the Comboni Missionary Sisters gathered with Sr. Fiyori to witness and celebrate her […]
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By Louis Okot Tony – The celebrations of the feast of St. Daniel Comboni, our founder, in the context of the 150 Anniversary of the foundation of the Institute got another climax in the final of football and volleyball tournament entitled “Comboni Cup.” It was organized together with the office of JPIC to celebrate with the Students of secondary schools […]
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A prayer service for peace will be held at the Vatican under the theme “Building Peace together: Come to the prayer with Pope Francis in St Peter’s for Peace in South Sudan and RD Congo”. The prayer with Pope Francis is an initiative of Solidarity with South Sudan (SSS), a group of Religious congregations, males and females, working together in […]
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By Christian Carlassare – On the occasion of the 150 year anniversary of their institute foundation, the Comboni Missionaries in Juba brought together students of different schools in the town to play a football peace tournament. The competition includes eight male teams and a volleyball tournament with four female teams. They will compete for the 4th edition of the Comboni […]
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Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the head of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio and President of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has sent a solidarity letter to the President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops and the people of Kenya on the re-run of the presidential election due to take place on Thursday, 26 October. The letter, […]
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“I think of the gesture of the Dinka student who, at the cost of his own life, protected a student from the enemy Nuer tribe who was about to be killed. I think of that Eucharistic celebration in Kitgum, in northern Uganda, where, after brutal massacres by a rebel group, a missionary made the people repeat the words of Jesus […]
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