Africa Archives - Pime Missionaries

December 13, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Anna Pozzi, cameroon, Hospital, Lay Missionaries, Where we are, Where we work, Yaoundé

The Heart of Cameroon

The Heart of Cameroon The sun sets on the beautiful, yet wildly differing, landscape of Cameroon.This isolated corner of the world is home to one of the best cardiac centers in all of Africa. By Anna Pozzi A center of cardio surgical excellence in the Cameroon forest; here, adults and children with heart conditions have […]

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November 29, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, cameroon, Central Africa, Education, Fr. Mathew Kaniyamparambil, Immigration, Leprosy, Mission Development Projects, Mvog Ebanda, PIME, PIME Missionaries, Refugees, Social Justice, St. Blaise Parish

New Mission: Ancient Problems

New Mission: Ancient Problems Fr. Mathew converses with a women suffering from Hansen’s Disease and her family, in his former mission in Maroua. By Patrick CarrollFr. Mathew Kaniyamparambil, PIME, began his Missionary Priesthood assigned to the Far North of Cameroon; an area is known for its inhospitable nature. Two years ago he set out on […]

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July 24, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Bocaranga, Boko Haram, Central Africa, Central African Republic, Conflict, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret, Religious Sisters, UN, Women Religious

The Courage of Simplicity

The Courage of Simplicity Sr. Elena poses for a picture with children from the Catholic School in Bocaranga that the nuns run, the school has 1,300 students. By Anna Pozzi Despite the area having been nearly torn to shreds by conflicts, Sister Maria Elena Berini decided to remain in Central Africa at risk of her […]

May 22, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Catholic Church, Catió, Evangelization, Fr. Fabio Motta, Guinea Bissau, PIME, PIME Missionary, Pope Francis

An Outgoing Church on the “Periphery”

An Outgoing Church on the “Periphery” Fr. Fabio Motta, PIME, confers with local youth in Guinea Bissau. Pope Francis calls upon even the young Church in countries like Guinea Bissau to be outgoing witnesses of Christ. By Fr. Fabio Motta, PIME Guinea Bissau seems very far from the Vatican. However, the gestures and words of […]

April 9, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Dinkas, Displaced, Doctors Without Borders, Migrants, Nuers, Refugees, South Sudan, Uganda, UN Refugee Agency, Urua

Endless Exodus

Endless Exodus Refugees disembark a UNHCR bus at the Imvepi Reception Center in the Arua district of Uganda. Mothers and children make up the largest percentage of evacuees from the surrounding area. By Anna Pozzi They are more than a million, and their number continues to increase every day; refugees, from South Sudan, who have […]

August 22, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Bethlehem Center, cameroon, Charity, Children, Disabled, Father Danilo Fenraoli, Gerolamo Fazzini, Handicapped, PIME, PIME Missionaries, SaaD, Sponsors, Sponsorships, Sponsorships at a Distance

A House of Bread

A House of Bread Fr. Danilo stands with some of the children that he helps. PIME’s Sponsorships at a Distance program supports the room, board, and education of many of the children in the Center. By Gerolamo Fazzini The most vulnerable and “discarded” are the reason why father Danilo Fenaroli of PIME, has been working […]

May 9, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Africa, Children, Guinea Bissau, Mission World, PIME Missionaries, Students

Guinea Bissau: A Work in Progress

By Fr. Giorgio LiciniA journey to discover the initiatives of the PIME missionaries and the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate in this small African country, carried out with the help of supporters and sponsorships. The plane from Casablanca landed in Bissau, one of the poorest cities in Africa and the capital of Guinea Bissau, in […]

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