Vatican City (Fides Service) - Daniel Comboni: the son of poor gardeners became the first Catholic Bishop of Central Africa, and one of the great missionaries in the Church's history. It is a fact.

Pope Francis greets visitors from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 20, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of ...

Three weeks ago, on Oct. 5, Pope John Paul II canonized two 19th-century missionaries together with Blessed Daniel Comboni, the first bishop of Central Africa. The Register reported on the event in a ...

Kampala — Saint Daniel Comboni is one man whose legacy cuts a swathe throughout the modern world. Over 120 years since he died at the frontline of African evangelism, he has remained a household name ...

Juba — Thousands of members of the Catholic community in Lakes state celebrated the St. Daniel Comboni Day in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state on Sunday. The day was also celebrated in Catholic ...

As it happens, Oct. 10 is the anniversary of the death of St. Daniel Comboni, a 19th century Italian missionary who spent much of his life in Sudan. Among other claims to fame, Comboni was probably ...

Bishops and a nun talk as they leave a session of the Synod of Bishops for Africa at the Vatican Oct. 8. (CNS/Paul Haring) As it happens, Oct. 10 is the anniversary of the death of St. Daniel Comboni, ...

By Denis Ocwich Saint Daniel Comboni is one man whose legacy cuts a swathe throughout the modern world. Over 120 years since he died at the frontline of African evangelism, he has remained a household ...