Petrinus

17/07/2026

🎈Eileen, you are God's gift & Fr. Peter's gift! Happy Birthday!

16/07/2026

"The unity of disciples is not an end in itself; it is directed towards mission. Jesus states this clearly: 'So that the world may believe that you have sent me' (Jn 17:21)." (Pope Leo XIV)

Watch the second session of the Pontifical Missionary Union’s Missionary Formation Program, based on Pope Leo XIV’s World Mission Sunday Message. The speakers are Fr. Anh Nhue Nyguen OFM Conv., International Secretariat of the PMU, and Rev. Dr. Lawrence Iwuamadi, Academic Dean at the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Switzerland.

Watch the second session of the Pontifical Missionary Union’s Missionary Formation Program, based on Pope Leo XIV’s World Mission Sunday Message. The speakers are Fr. Anh Nhue Nyguen OFM Conv., International Secretariat of the PMU, and Rev. Dr. Lawrence Iwuamadi, Academic Dean at the Ecumenical ...

06/07/2026

“If unity is the condition of mission, love is its essence."

Organized through the Pontifical Missionary Union and the Divine Word Missionaries, the International Dei Verbum Biblical Missionary Course is being held from June 28th to July 25th in Zimbabwe. The link attached provides the month-long program, as well as which of the lectures will be available to livesream.

“If unity is the condition of mission, love is its essence. The Good News that we are sent to proclaim to the world is not an abstract ideal; it is the Gospel of God’s faithful love, which became flesh in the face and life of Jesus Christ. The mission of the disciples and the Church as a whole i...

21/06/2026

“As we reflect on being one in Christ and united in mission, let us allow ourselves to be guided and inspired by divine grace, “to renew in ourselves the fire of our missionary vocation” and advance together in the commitment to evangelization, in this “new missionary age” in the history of the Church.” (Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 100th World Mission Sunday)

Fr. Anh Nhue Nguyen, OFM Conv., Secretary General of the International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union, recently led the first of four webinars reflecting on Pope Leo XIV's Message for World Mission Sunday.

Watch the session, and read its internal texts, here!

“As we reflect on being  one in Christ  and  united in mission , let us allow ourselves to be guided and inspired by divine grace, “to renew in ourselves the fire of our missionary vocation” and advance together in the commitment to evangelization, in this “new missionary

01/01/2026

Vox populi, vox Dei means “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” In the early Church, before a formal canonization process existed, saints were first recognized by the faithful themselves. Such is the case for Fr. Peter Sticco SAC, who was configured in a special way to be the head & shepherd of his people in New Jersey, New York, & the missions.

FatherPeter.com is a testament to his life created by the youth that he championed, and who he constantly encouraged to respond to God’s greatness.

It's possible to share your testimony about Father on the site, or by emailing [email protected]. Our hope is that through your stories and photos, we can continue the mission he began!

Mary, Mother of God & Our Lady of Grace, pray for us! +

13/12/2025

The Police Departments of Fairview North Bergen, Cliffside, Fort Lee, Little Ferry, Port Authority, & the NYPD led the funeral procession of Fr. Peter from New Jersey to Long Island in sub-freezing temperatures. It was a stunning memorial of Fr. Peter's permanent presence in our activities, in our midst, & on our behalf. 🙏👮‍♂️

07/12/2025

"I don't know how I got up there, but he looked at me & said, 'you will be a great missionary one day.'" St. Pope Paul VI, recognized as a prophetic Pope, must have also sensed the talent & willpower of Fr. Peter, & the supernatural destiny to which he was bound.

02/12/2025

The Sorrowful Mysteries — One of my life’s most painful losses.

Fr. Peter Sticco SAC funded We Are A Mission since it was but a seed of a vocational calling. Over 7 years, it grew in its collaboration with the Vatican, and I shared our initiatives when I spoke with Pope Francis.

By nature of this work, I was asked to present the Offertory to Pope Leo for the Jubilee Mass of the Missions and Migrants. It was the proudest I had been after the toughest of years, in which it all seemed impossible. I questioned whether I was strong enough to fulfill my vocation, but Fr. Peter told me “do not stop.”

During the Offertory I felt that for the first time I could give to Fr. Peter just a part of what he gave to me, that his investment and belief in me were worth it. We did it.

God works in mysterious ways. He gives and He takes away, all in His perfect time and in accordance with His perfect plan. I believe that some deaths pierce more than others, because we realize what we knew to be true all along — we were in the presence of a Saint.

Thank you, Fr. Peter, for giving We Are A Mission the wings to fly. Now it's on yours that it continues its flight. May you who championed the youth and the missions, New Jersey and New York, rest in God's mighty & eternal peace.

Julianne Calzonetti, Director

25/10/2025

🇻🇦 "Brothers and sisters, today a new missionary age opens up in the history of the Church!” (Pope Leo XIV)

And “this precious service”, he continued during his homily for the Jubilee Mass of Missions and Migrants, “involves each one of us, within the limits of our own means. As Pope Francis affirmed, this is the time for all of us to let ourselves be ‘permanently in a state of mission’.”

Soon after his words, We Are A Mission was then blessed to present the Offertory Gifts to the Holy Father.

See more photos of the Holy Mass, and download the homily of His Holiness on our website! https://www.weareamission.com/news/jubileeofthemissions

📷: Vatican Media

24/10/2025

🇻🇦🇬🇧 Ut Unum Sint! That they may all be one! And this "call for Christian unity," professed St. Pope John Paul II, "made by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council with such impassioned commitment is finding an ever greater echo in the hearts of believers.”

For the first time since the Reformation, Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III became the first Holy Father and British Monarch to pray publicly together.

See photos of their visit, download St. John Paul II's Encyclical Letter on Ecumenism, and watch the midday prayer service that took place in the Sistine Chapel on our website!

https://www.weareamission.com/news/kingcharlesiii