PIME Missionaries - Papua New Guinea

30/09/2026

25/09/2026

200th BIRTHDAY OF BLESSED GIOVANNI MAZZUCCONI PIME

25th September 2026

Blessed Giovanni Mazzucconi was one of the first PIME missionary arrived at Woodlark Island, Alotau Diocese in 1852 with other companions. In 1855 he was murdered at Guazopa Bay in Woodlark Island while he was returning from Sydney, Australia.

Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini opened the formal investigations into Giovanni Mazzucconi’s martyrdom and he was beatified in 1984 by the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.

With that again PIME missionaries returned to Papua New Guinea assisting at Watuluma and Bolubolu, Good-enough Island and at Kiriwina and Gusaweta, Trobiand Island, Alotau Diocese. Today PIME missionaries are reaching out their services at Alotau, Madang, Port Moresby and Rabaul diocese and archdioceses.

While celebrating 200th birthday anniversary of Giovanni Mazzucconi today, as a missionary died at Woodlark Island, hope that the Lord will pave the way for his canonization soon. According to the Liturgical Calendar, Papua New Guinea celebrates his memorial day today.

Fr. Shanthi Chacko Puthussery PIME
Ongoing Formation and Spiritual Renewal
Archdiocese of Rabaul

25/09/2026

CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF FAITH, MISSION AND WITNESS | FEAST OF BLESSED GIOVANNI MAZZUCCONI

This Sunday, 27 September 2026, we joyfully gather at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Alotau, to celebrate the Feast of Blessed Giovanni Mazzucconi, missionary and martyr who gave his life for the Gospel and for the people of our islands.

From procession and traditional Milne Bay dance to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, may this bicentenary renew in us the same missionary courage to bring Christ’s love to every island, village, family, and heart.

Blessed Giovanni Mazzucconi,
Missionary and Martyr,
pray for us! 🙏

Send, O Lord,
Holy Apostles into Your Church!

14/08/2026

01/06/2026

Fr Mathew Sobin pime, is appointed to serve the Catholic Bishops' Conference of PNG and Solomon Islands as the Evangelization Commission National Secretary.

25/05/2026

PENTECOST AND THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET PRAYER MARATHON - 2026

The Pre-Diaconate, Pastoral and the Spiritual Year Seminarians have done a Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Marathon from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. Fr. Shanthi and Fr. Jeffrey also joined with them in the Prayer Marathon. The target of the Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Marathon was that 15,000 to 16,000 times pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during this timeframe of Easter Season.

The specific intention of the Prayer Marathon has been praying for the Archdiocese of Rabaul that is primarily praying for the Archbishop, all the priests and religious, every family and for every baptized person; to establish proper pastoral care structure for the papa’s, mama’s, couples living together without the Sacrament of Marriage and the single parents’, youth, Confirmed Personnel groups; and to establish the Parish Vocation Supportive group, Parish Finance Council and Parish Pastoral Council at every parish in an effective and fruitful manner.

Each person, personally responsible for praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer everyday as much as he can according to his available time. Everyday each person reports and registers his number of praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer. So we have a written record of every day that the number of each person and the total number of each day. Archbishop has given permission in a very generous way.

On Pentecost Sunday we had a Solemn Evening Prayer presided by our Archbishop. He has given us an inspiring message and after delivering his message each Seminarian presented to him the total number of his Divine Mercy Chaplet prayers. All of them could say around
21,627 Divine Mercy Chaplet prayers during the Prayer Marathon. After receiving the number of Chaplet prayers Archbishop has made a prayer and a blessing to all.

Several of the Seminarians expressed their experiences saying that they could gain proper concentration, focus, time management and they could sincerely pray through the participation in the Prayer Marathon although at the beginning there were struggles and difficulties.

Through the experiences of these seminarians, gradually we may engage with different groups of the parishes to do the Prayer Marathon with the Rosary prayer, novena prayer to St. Peter ToRot or to Our Lady of Perpetual Help etc….. When we cry to God with our intention in a truthful manner definitely God takes control on everything and we will experience peace, joy, happiness and justice proper in the individual life, family life, community life, Parish life and at the society large…..

Fr. Shanthi Chacko Puthussery PIME
Ongoing Formation and Spiritual Renewal
Archdiocese of Rabaul

12/05/2026

school animation program at St. Benedict Vocational School was inspiring, engaging, and meaningful for the students.”

12/05/2026

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