Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
By Lily Grace – The political and economic situation in South Sudan has left many people vulnerable to famine and sickness. We are faced with a reality that shows a devastating situation of helplessness. We have become a walking nation of wounded and suffering humanity not by choice but by circumstance. Every day, streams of young and old people struggle […]
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By Mario Pellegrino – I cannot forget what I have experienced the day I arrived in Nyal, the village where I live and work as a missionary in South Sudan. When I got off the UN helicopter that does humanitarian air service in the country, I was immediately attracted by joyful songs and dances performed by many people who crowded […]
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By Jacob Solomon Shole – The Comboni Missionaries have been celebrating 150 years of foundation of their Institute, which was founded in Verona, Italy, on 1 June 1867 by Daniel Comboni. In South Sudan a whole range of activities has been organised to mark this occasion. Among them was the annual spiritual retreat that took place at Good Shepherd Peace […]
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By James Komakech Kenyi – Fighting between government (SPLA) and armed opposition (SPLA-IO) forces in and around South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji County has made more than 100,000 people to flee to Uganda. Tens of thousands are living as internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the border between the two countries. As conflict intensified in the area early this year, Kajo-Keji’s population left […]
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By Phillip Andruga – The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has 54 articles which cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. For instance, in Article 19 of the Convention it is stated that “all children have the right […]
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By Komakech James Kenyi – Saint Daniel Comboni is to me such an extraordinary missionary with an inspiring vision and holistic missionary approach. He heroically managed to fulfil his dream to serve the people of the Vicariate of Central Africa and those who inherited his Charism carry on his mission. At the very beginning of his missionary endeavour Comboni used […]
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By Bill Firman – The basic things we need for daily living we often simply assume they will be there. Not so in South Sudan where very little can be taken for granted. When I first came to South Sudan in 2009, I lived in Malakal. Most people there cooked on charcoal but we were lucky enough to be able […]
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By Bill Firman – The fighting, the killing, the raping, the savagery of the civil war in South Sudan, make the headline news but among the quiet and peaceful, general populace there are some very basic problems facing the people, especially those who live in the PoC camps or the large towns. Powdered milk, tea, coffee, sugar and all kinds […]
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Fr. Jesus Aranda is a Comboni missionary working among South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda. Fr. Aranda and other three missionaries were initially based in Kajo-Keji County, South Sudan, under the Catholic Diocese of Yei. These four Comboni missionaries and the people they evangelise have been forced to leave their parish and mission due to armed conflicts and insecurity in […]
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“The present article has been written as part of the celebrations to mark 150 years of the Comboni Institute and is intended to offer some elements for reflections about formation for missionary life in view of the future. The first part is basically a sharing about three missionary experiences that I have had. The second part gives some contributions for […]
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