Inter Religious Dialogue - PIME Missionaries

February 13, 2019 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Bangladesh, Dhaka, Fr. Gian Paolo Gualzetti, Inter Religious Dialogue, Megalopolis, Muslim, PIME, PIME Mission Insight, PIME Missionary, Poverty, Social Justice, Urban Mission

A Worker’s Mission

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 […]

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December 14, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Algeria, Algerian Martyrs, Beatification, Fr. Piero Masolo, Inter Religious Dialogue, Martyrs, Mission Dangers, Orano, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, Tibhirine Monks, Vocations

The Saints Next Door

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 […]

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December 13, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Bissau, Education, Fr. Giovanni Demaria, Guinea Bissau, Inter Religious Dialogue, MDP, Our Lady of Fatima, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, Urban Mission

Mission in the Heart of the City

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 […]

May 29, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Carpenter, India, Inter Religious Dialogue, PIME, PIME Brother, PIME Missionary, PIME Vocations, Vocations

Brother Enrico: Hammer and Chisel

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, […]

December 19, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In inequality, Inter Religious Dialogue, persecution, PIME, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, religion

Religious Inequality in Myanmar

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 […]

August 29, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Buddhist, Catholic, Education, Father Daniele Mazza, Inter Religious Dialogue, Interreligious Dialogue, Master's Degree, Missionary Work, PIME, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, Thailand

A Missionary’s Master’s Degree in Buddhism

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 […]

July 25, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Buddhist, Catholic, Father Pedro Tomaselli, First World Mission, Inter Religious Dialogue, Japan, Japanese, Mission Work, Mission World, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, Shintoist, Syncretism, Tokyo

Christian Hearts in a Land of Syncretism

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 […]