Indigenous People - PIME Missionaries

Tuxawa Donato, a leader among the indigenous tribe, sits with Sateré Mawé youth in native dress.

May 29, 2019 | By pime_admin | In Amazon, Brazil, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Fr. Enrico Uggé, Giorgio Bernadelli, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Mission Work, Mission World, Missionaries, Missionary, Missionary Service, Missionary Work, Missions, PIME, PIME Mission Insight, PIME Missionaries, PIME Priest

The Missionary of the Sateré Mawé

By Giorgio Bernardelli When Fr. Enrico Uggé arrived in 1971, they were close to extinction. Today there are 10 times more of them, thanks to the Indigenous School. The boat docks and the children immediately appear on the bank. After all, it is a bit difficult to go unnoticed in a village like Simao, a […]

March 22, 2019 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Border, Cardboard City, Cartonera, Ecatapec, Fr. Damiano Tina, Fr. Deodato Mammana, Indigenous People, Mexico, Mexico City, Mission in Mexico, Native Mexicans, PIME Mission Insight, Poverty, Social Justice

Among the Least of the Cardboard City

Among the Least of the Cardboard City By Fr. Mario Ghezzi, PIME Fr. Damiano Tina, a PIME Missionary at Ecatepec, works in one of the shanty towns on the outskirts of Mexico City: “I’m here to stay with those who live on the edges of society. Often I meet the Lord, who is already working […]

March 14, 2019 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Fr. Giorgio Licini, Fr. Stefano Mosca, Indigenous People, Lakewood, Martyrs, Medical Projects, Mindanao, Philippines, PIME Mission Insight, PIME Missionaries, Social Justice, Suban, Zamboanga del Sur

The Lost Eden of Fr. Stefano

The Lost Eden of Fr. Stefano Lakewood is as picturesque as any other paradise; unfortunately the area is highly contested by interests, and plagued by violence. By Gerolamo Fazzini For twelve years Fr. Stefano Mosca, PIME, has been working in Lakewood, a natural paradise in the southern part of the Philippines. A beautiful area that […]

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October 24, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In First Missionaries, Fr. Bruno Piccolo, Fr. Peter Geremia, Indigenous People, Manila, Martyrs, Mindanao, PIME, PIME Missionaries, Santa Cruz, Social Justice, The Philippines

Manila: The Tumultuous Years

Manila: The Tumultuous Years His Excellency Pedro Bantigue (center) called the PIME Missionaries to one of their first socio-politicalclimates in the Philippines in order to strengthen it. By Anna Pozzi In the capital of the Philippines, PIME has known some of the most difficult situations in the midst of a dictatorship. When the local bishop, […]

July 18, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Cartels, Catholic, Father Giovanni Manco, Ignored, Indigenous People, La Concordia, Mexico, Mixteco, Native Mexicans, Neglected, PIME Missionaries, Poverty, Social Justice

The Invisible Made Visible

By Fr. Giovanni Manco Threatened by globalization and by discriminatory policies historically put in place by their governments. Indigenous peoples of Latin America are now seeking a way to reassert themselves. They want their voices heard again, even in the Church. They clamor to be the leading protagonists in a “new possible world”. In many quarters […]