Papua New Guinea: Putting a stop to exploitation through sustainable development vaticannews.va

There is a close bond between the missionaries of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), and Papua New Guinea. That faraway land in the Pacific Ocean in fact, was their first destination in 1852, with an expedition of seven people. The presence of the missionaries there came to an end in 1855, after the martyrdom of Blessed Giovanni Mazzucconi, to be resumed in 1981. Today there are 12 PIME missionaries in the country who have been joined by 28 Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. After having carried out various development projects over the years, it is to Papua New Guinea that PIME has chosen to dedicate the 2021 Country Fund, a collection of donations that in the 2019 and 2020 campaigns had been destined to Amazonia and China…

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