Monday, September 30, 2013
On September 4-7, Comboni Missionaries and Comboni Sisters of Mozambique and Brazil who are responsible for the sector of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC) held a seminar –open to other institutes and interested lay people – in the Mozambique city of Nampula, in order to share pastoral work experiences connected to the new forms of slavery. Fr. Dario Bossi, a Comboni missionary from Brazil, spoke on the conflicts over land ownership and on the social and environmental impact of mining. Comboni Sr. Clara Torres Acevedo, with her experience of work in Mozambique and in South Africa, developed the topic of human trafficking, especially where women and children are involved. The conclusion reached was that the JPIC pastoral, if it is going to be effective, must be done through networking at both the national and the international level.