Sr. Colomba Caccia feeds a child in the Sant. Joseph of Danjuri. Thus Sr Colombra wrote to the mother superior of the time commenting on this photo:
Most reverend mother, the tent you see is the so-called porda (tent in Bengali) where Muslim women meet while waiting their turn. These Muslim women cannot be seen by their husbands, but to tell the truth, if they manage to find an opening, they smile like hell.
From day one of my destination to Papua New Guinea until I arrive there I would keep repeating to myself, “Get ready to be born again, because a missionary, irrespective of the place she goes, can produce hundred fold only if she knows to die to self.” My mission preparations had been a long journey. Being in Italy as a student cum member of the International and Inter cultural communities I c...
At 7 am on November 15, 1953, the first three missionaries arrived in then Pakistan, now Bangladesh, to open a new missionary presence.
Bhimavaram Hospital (India) 1977 Sr. Alphonsa, Panamkattu, one of the first sister doctor from India, returned to help her people after studying in Padua (Italy), examines a patient ophthalmological visit. Le attività sanitarie dell’ospedale si estendono al circondario: in the picture below, the sisters visit a village nearby for the Leprosy Survey to find out if there are people affected b...
The delegation of Guinea Bissau spent the extraordinary missionary month with various moments of prayer and special events such as: Missionary Prayer on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 pm in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Bissau with testimony of p. Davide Sciocco, PIME Regional Superior, on “Baptized and Sent.” Sunday 20th, opening of Missionary Expo prepared by Mdi and Pime. On the same day ...
The first four MSI landed in Brazil on 10 July 1954. Some thoughts taken from the diary tell the moments of departure and arrival.
On the 15th of August 2018 Sr. Cicilia, sr. Happy and sr. Merina made their first profession of vows in Mirpur Parish, Dhaka. Mons. Shorot Francis Gomes, auxiliary Bishop in Dhaka, presided over the celebration.
sr. Angela Casati, missionary in Guinea Bissau, tells us something about her encounter with Mrs Danfa, the first Christian of the village of Blassar, 8 km from Bissorà.
Visit of Dom Pedro Zilli, Bishop of the Diocese of Bafatà, to our satellite community of Cafal. It is now closed and is entrusted to the care of the Oblate Fathers.
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