The Prophecy of the Discarded The Rainbow Team from one of the houses for disabled persons in Bangladesh poses for a picture during an outing. By Emanuela Citterio They are those who have been turned down by many and, thus, have kept people from meeting God. “To support this statement is Jean Vanier, 90, founder […]
Angela’s Home Sr. Angela does her best to change hearts as well as minds: the minds of those who misunderstand disability, and the hearts of those who thought that they had no one left to care for them. By Anna Pozzi For all it is the Angel’s Home, but it is also very much Sister […]
Muslim Courage in Mindanao Members of Armed Forces of the Philippines patrol in Marawi, the Philippines, on October 17, 2017. The following is an open letter from Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, PIME Missionary who has been engaged with the Silsilah movement for dialogue between Christans and Muslims in the Philippines for decades. In relation to the […]
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 […]
By Fr. Giorgio Bernardelli Father Salvatore Carzedda, killed in Mindanao in 1992, had thoroughly studied the Muslim texts about Jesus looking for shared principles between Christianity and Islam. He is a martyr of the day-to-day dialogue between Christians and Muslims. Interfaith dialogue in the region was facilitated by the Silsilah Institute, the movement in which […]
By Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra Twenty-five years after the killing of Father Salvatore Carzedda in Zamboanga, the importance of continuing to promote encounters between Christians and Muslims is important to build an alternative to violence On May 20, 1992, Fr. Salvatore Carzedda, PIME missionary in Zamboanga City, was killed during a seminar held by the Silsilah […]