Meeting of the Comboni Family in Spain

The meeting began with prayer, during which a minute’s silence was observed in memory of three members of the Comboni Family who had taken part in the previous edition and who have passed away in recent months: Mrs Mercedes Navarro, Sister Mari Luz Sánchez, and Father Antonio Pavía.

Father Dario Bossi was the main speaker at the meeting. In his presentation, he outlined some of the steps taken by the four branches of the Comboni Family in promoting Integral Ecology, and developed three aspects of the magisterium of Pope Francis which show clear affinities with the charism of Saint Daniel Comboni: dialogue, integral evangelisation, and the protagonism of local communities in their territories.

Gonzalo Violero, a Comboni Lay Missionary, presented some of the key aspects discussed at the Comboni Family Integral Ecology Forum, held in Belém (Brazil) alongside COP30 (10–21 November 2025). Saturday morning concluded with three testimonies from the different branches of the Comboni Family on human trafficking, specific pastoral care for migrants, and ecological commitments. The remainder of the meeting was dedicated to drafting, in groups and in plenary, the final document of the Comboni Family Integral Ecology Forum, in search of proposals and actions to continue walking together.

After an exchange of information on the current situation of the different branches of the Comboni Family in Spain, the meeting concluded with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by Father Miguel Ángel Llamazares, Provincial Superior of the Comboni Missionaries in Spain, during which Saint Daniel Comboni was remembered on the occasion of his 195^th birthday.

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