This collage features the front covers of Worldwide issues over its 35 years of existence. At the centre is the cover of the first edition, dated October/November 1990. Worldwide saw the light during a missionary month and continues its mission of proclaiming the Gospel; this is the reason for its being.
Credit: Worldwide archives.
SPECIAL 35TH ANNIVERSARY
and promotor of the magazine (from 2007) until January 2013.
Fr Andrew Bwalya. February/March 2013 edition.
MISSION PROMOTION ACTIVITIES
TO A LARGE extent Worldwide owes its maintenance and development to the Mission Promotion initiatives carried out in different parishes in South Africa. It is always a joy to savour these moments of encounter with the faithful, sharing with them our Christian missionary call and our Comboni charism. It also becomes an opportunity to engage with the clergy and the leaders of the Christian communities and to learn more from them about creative ways to celebrate our faith. We continue giving thanks for those MCCJ who always believed in these activities, and those lay volunteers who continue to enthusiastically accompany us to different parishes in the country, engaging with the faithful and sharing our common call to the mission of the Lord.
REMEMBERING THE BEGINNING OF WORLDWIDE
Fr. Francisco de Medeiros ‘Chico’ MCCJ witnessed the early days of Worldwide. Passionate about its promotion, he also helped with the administration and publication of this Comboni project. He shares his memories with us.
A NATION IN TRANSITION
I RECALL my time at Worldwide well: although it was a relatively brief period (1998-2002), it was a very special time in the history of South Africa. It was the turn of the millennium, and while this topic does not raise much interest today, at that time it was seen as an epic event.
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND CARE FOR CREATION AT THE HEART OF WORLDWIDE
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, Worldwide magazine has made a humble yet significant contribution to the lives of its readers, offering them the opportunity to widen their horizons.
WORLDWIDE, 35 YEARS OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL
WORLDWIDE’S 35TH BIRTHDAY is a milestone worth celebrating. Above all, it is an occasion for thanksgiving for us, Comboni missionaries, as its owners.
THE MISSION OF COMMUNICATION: MY SEVEN YEARS WITH WORLDWIDE
I WORKED in South Africa for the first time between 1991 and 1996, mostly in Glen Cowie, Limpopo Province. In 1996, my superiors were considering asking me to replace the first editor of the magazine, the Tyrolian missionary, Fr Anton Pramstrahler († Brixen, 10.5.2016), but that plan never materialized.