An award-winning missionary magazine

By Fr. Antonio Carlos | Editor

World Mission Sunday is an opportunity to remember all those who have left their homes and families behind to bring the Gospel to peoples and places awaiting the message of salvation.


In This Issue


Mission Of Compassion

World Mission Sunday is an opportunity to remember all those who have left their homes and families behind to bring the Gospel to peoples and places awaiting the message of salvation.

Warning! – ‘Code Red For Humanity’

The evidence of climate change is more visible than ever as global heating affects each and every region of our planet. The only way to stop other ecological disasters from buffeting our planet is to…

Respecting Our Elderly

This pandemic has particularly been challenging for our senior citizens. They have been vulnerable to COVID-19 and are suffering the effects of the lockdown restrictions. And yet, society owes them…

Comboni Mission In Asia

The Comboni Missionaries heeded the appeal of the Church to come to Asia, the least evangelized continent. They are working in Missionary Animation, Vocation Promotion, and Basic Formation in the…

Human Trafficking, Why So Few Convictions?

Human trafficking–this modern slavery is a crime against human rights. Millions of young men and women every year fall victim to this modern slavery. To put an end to this crime, the victims must be…

Historical First Papal Visit

Philippine history was made richer with the unprecedented visit of Pope Paul VI on November 27-29, 1970 as part of his lengthy Asian journey. This event became the first of four papal visits: Paul VI…

Forgive To Be Forgiven

Having been forgiven by God, we are called to forgive others who have hurt us. If we do not forgive, we close ourselves to God’s outpouring of His mercy upon us. It is as if we do not allow God to…

Holy Rebellions

In the 19th century, violent rebellions against the colonial government involving Church personnel broke out. They were motivated not by insubordination but by strong, legitimate demand for equal…

On The Importance Of Knowing Latin

Mexican Comboni Fr. Manuel Casillas, who is now working in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, served for six years in the General Administration of the Comboni Missionaries in Rome some years ago.

World Touch


CHURCH: Pope’s Aid To Haiti, Bangladesh, And Vietnam

The Pope’s concern for the Caribbean island of Haiti has taken concrete form after an appeal for solidarity.

PHILIPPINES: 40 Days Of Fasting And Penance Amid Pandemic

The Catholic community of Zamboanga, on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, will experience 40 days of fasting and penance as the country continues to struggle with the COVID-19…

AFGHANISTAN: Bishops’ Conferences Speak Out On Afghanistan

Because of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the country falls to the Taliban, Bishops in western nations are calling on their governments to help the thousands of people fleeing the…

MYANMAR: Call For Justice And Peace

In the face of a torn social fabric and a country weakened by fighting and the pandemic wave, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has…

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