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 […]
» Read more(By Christian Carlassare) – Fr. Christian Carlassare is a Comboni missionary who has been working in South Sudan for a number of years and has just initiated a new ministry to promote Christian vocations in the Church. He is also a formator at the Pre-postulancy ‘Barnaba Deng House’ in Moroyok, Juba, a house established for the training of new missionaries. […]
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14 January 2017 – The Catholic Church in South Sudan has conducted a consultation workshop on National and Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions. The three days meeting took place at the Good Shepherd Peace Centre in Kit, in the outskirts of Juba, from 10th – 13th January 2017. Consultation JPIC workshop, Juba Justice and Peace coordinators and representatives from […]
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017 On 1 June, 1867, Msgr. Daniel Comboni founded in Verona the “Institute for African Missions” which was transformed into a religious Congregation on 28 October, 1885 and acquired pontifical right on 7 June, 1895. On this 150th Anniversary of the Foundation, we wish to remember that which all of us wholeheartedly desire: the renewal of the […]
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12 January 2017 – (By Krzysztof Zębik) – In our missionary life we have to be always ready for changes. I feel sometimes like Jesus who says in the Gospel, “foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Mt 8:20). As missionaries, today we are present […]
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05 January 2017 – One of the missionaries in Nyal, Fr. Fernando Galarzza, and a group of people had been waiting for the arrival of a humanitarian air service of the United Nations. The helicopter landed onto Nyal’s dusty airstrip at 11:00 am on 21 December 2016. Among the passengers was Fr. Raimundo Rocha, a Comboni missionary, who would arrive […]
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