By Andrea Guerra Fr. Dennis Koltz, an American PIME Missionary serving in the Diocese of Macapà, Brazil, was hit repeatedly and had his car rammed by a fazendeiro, for investigating license irregularities for a plot of land. An act of violence that is part of the daily war that strips small, Amazonian farmers of their […]
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 […]
Young girls from the Dongharia Kondh ethnic group pose for a picture in Odisha, India. Many tribal girls are specifically targeted by human traffickers. Sr. Manjula Bars belongs to the Congregation of the Servants of Mary. The Sundargargh District has become a regular place for human trafficking. Tribal women and girls lured with promises of jobs […]
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 […]
A Reflection by Fr. Marco Brioschi, PIME Missionaries We don’t usually think of the United States as “mission territory.” However, much to my surprise, I discovered in my assignment to Brooklyn, New York, not only people from all over the world, but the need to re-define what I am called to do as a “missionary.” […]
A Reflection by Fr. George Berendt, PIME Missionaries Can you recall the last recorded words of Jesus in our Gospels? I’m sure you heard them many times before. If you’re drawing a blank, allow me to refresh your memory. The last thing Jesus said to the disciples of our infant church is: “All power in […]
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