Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
From April 29th to May 5th 2019, the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) and the Comboni Missionary Sisters (CMS) working in South Sudan held their annual retreat at the Good Shepherd Peace Centre, in Kit, some kilometres away from the South Sudanese capital Juba. The retreat was masterfully led by his Lordship, Mons. Giuseppe Filippi, bishop of […]
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On the occasion of his fifties anniversary of religious and missionary life, Fr Joseph Ukelo launched his biography written by Fr Guido Oliana. The book is a sort of memorial of the action of grace in his life and mission. It portrays Fr. Joseph as an honest and courageous missionary who has been faithful to his religious and missionary vocation […]
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After my priestly ordination which took place in Italy on the last 3rd November, I had the gift to come back among my beloved people of Leer Parrish, in Unity State. It was a really great gift to receive the embrace. The blessing and the love of so many people who were very happy for my return among them. It […]
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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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From October 25th to the 27th 2018, the Local Superiors of the Comboni Missionaries of the South Sudan Province and some confreres between the ages of 45-60 were invitedto attend a three-day-workshop on the theme of Interculturality, keeping in mind that the whole Institute will be dedicating 2019 to reflect on this topic.The facilitator was Fr. Edward Kanyike, Provincial of […]
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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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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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It is now the forth occasion in which the Comboni Missionaries celebrate this anniversary at the Pre-Postulancy of Moroyok (Juba) since its inauguration back on the year 2015. The community of the religious composed by Fr. Christian Carlassare, Fr Emmanuel Denima, Fr Joseph Ukelo, Fr Salvatore Pacifico and Bro Giuseppe Manara and the nine pre-postulants that are attending their orientation […]
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By, Roy Carlos Zúñiga Paredes. Juba is the capital of the newest African country: South Sudan. Here, a kind of miracle happened recently. And though it could not be appreciated by all, those who witnessed it valued the event in its real import: 17 abandoned children were rescued from wandering around the streets and started the trip of their […]
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On February 25, 2018, Sc Mario Pellegrino professed his final vows at the presence of Fr Christian Carlassare, Fr Fernando Gonzales Galarza and Fr Yacob Solomon Shole, Mark Ohide – a pre-postulant in experience, three Comboni sisters and the faithful of the three chapels of Nyal: Birth of Jesus Prince of Peace, the Ascension of the Lord, and the Sacred […]
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