Fr. Gian Paolo Gualzetti poses for a photo in front of a Mother Teresa mural in Dhaka, Bangladesh. By Anna PozziIn the industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka, Fr. Gian Paolo Gualzetti carries out a very special apostolate: support for young workers who are often forced to work jobs that are exhausting, unsafe, and […]
The Saints Next Door By Fr. Piero Masolo, PIME In Algeria for the past four years, a PIME Missionary re-reads the figures of the 19 Algerian martyrs to be beatified: “I often feel that they are accompanying me.” “Our Church is experiencing an intense joy, we are given the grace of being able to remember […]
Mission in the Heart of the City Fr. Giovanni Demaria, PIME, poses for a picture with those whom he works alongside at Our Lady of Fatima in Bissau. By Emanuela Citterio In the parish of Fatima, in the Bissau Center, there is the need for faith and also daily needs. The testimony of Fr. Giovanni […]
Brother Enrico: Hammer and Chisel Serving the faithful of his remote Indian community for over 40 years, with the strength of his spirit and his hands, Brother Enrico Meregalli still starts his day with prayer: something that is still at the center of his work. By Giorgio Bernadelli In India since 1974, Bro. Enrico Meregalli, […]
Religious Inequality in Myanmar Golden spires such as the one pictured are common in Myanmar. The desparity between the wealth of the populous and the wealth of the country’s military regime is striking; quite often they have utilized Buddhism to justifiy for heinous acts, like those recently perpetrated against the Rohingya. Ethnic Kachin, Chin, and […]
A Missionary’s Master’s Degree in Buddhism Fr. Daniele Mazza, PIME, receives his Master’s Degree in Buddhism from Mahachulalongkorn University. Fr. Daniele is the first missionary to ever do so. “Too often people of different religions have too little time for genuine dialogue,” but “studying for two years with monks gave me a chance to ask […]
Fr. Pedro Tomaselli, PIME, Brazilian PIME Missionarry in Japan. Brazilian PIME Priest, Fr. Pedro Tomaselli, PIME, carries out his daily mission just north of the modern sprawl of Tokyo. On weekdays, this means that only two people attend Holy Mass, with a maximum of 100 people showing up on Sundays. Despite the low number of […]
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