COVID-19 Archives - Pime Missionaries

October 23, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Brazil, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Charity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events, Fr. Ace Valdez, PIME, PIME Mission Insight, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, PIME Priest, Social Justice, What we do, Where we are, Who we are, Witness

All Brothers

By Fr. Ace Valdez, PIME What follows happened to Fr. Ace Valdez, a PIME Missionary in São Paulo, Brazil. “On Sunday, a young man tried to rob me. It was from my chance meeting – which took place on the feast day of St. Francis – that I understood something more about my being a […]

July 9, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Asia, Bangladesh, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events, Dhaka

The Coronavirus in the Bangladeshi Megalopolis

By Fr. Gian Paolo Gualzetti, PIME What follows is the testimony of Fr. Gian Paolo Gualzetti, who stands beside the young workers in the industrial suburbs of Dhaka, Bangladesh. “The economic pressure and hunger here are stronger than any other country in lockdown. We try to help those facing the most difficulty. Medicine here? The […]

June 30, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events

Mariners, The Prisoners of COVID-19

By The Mondo e Missione Editorial Staff There are still 150,000 maritime transport workers stranded on ships due to the Coronavirus emergency. There are even those who have not been ashore for 15 months now. The International Maritime Organization, which handles 90% of the world’s goods, has appealed for this sector to “be recognized as […]

June 5, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Amazon, Brazil, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events, Uncategorized

The Unequal Fight Against the Virus in The Amazon

By Emanuela Citterio Sister Laura Cantoni recounts the drama of the fight against Covid-19 from the Diocesan Hospital of Parintins. It is a struggle with very few means and a great deal of dedication in the Amazon, which has been increasingly affected by the virus. “The great concern these days is that the virus is […]

May 20, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Amapá, Amazon, Brazil, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Macapá, PIME Missionary, PIME Priest

Record Amazon Deforestation Amdist the Pandemic

By Andrea Guerra In April, the Amazon rainforest recorded a 171% increase in the rate of deforestation, the worst in ten years. Taking advantage of the controls made milder by anti-COVID measures, 328 square miles of forest were stolen, burnt down by corrupt farmers and ranchers. The Brazilian region of Parà was the most affected […]

May 11, 2020 | By pime_admin | In Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, COVID-19, Fr. Maurizio Arioldi, helping with PIME, Hill Tribes, Modern Mission, MondoeMissione, PIME, PIME Missionaries, PIME Missionary, PIME Priest, Thailand, Uncategorized

Thailand, Ora et Labora During Lockdown

By Fr. Maurizio Arioldi, PIME The following is the testimony of Fr. Maurizio Arioldi, a PIME Missionary working in Ngao among the tribes of the mountains of northern Thailand during the Coronavirus pandemic. We publish it here not only for the story that he offers on what COVID-19 represents for Thailand today but also to […]

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