Father Pedro Opeka, CM has written and published an open letter to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, urging him to immediately stop the invasion and the war that was initiated against Ukraine.

by Inés San Martín, Crux | March 21, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
According to Argentine missionary Father Pedro Opeka, “it will be very difficult to rebuild” after the country was hit by four cyclones with winds of 130 miles per hour.
by .famvin | March 9, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News | 6 Comments
Father Pedro Opeka, CM has written and published an open letter to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, urging him to immediately stop the invasion and the war that was initiated against Ukraine.
by John Freund, CM | February 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
by .famvin | Mar 9, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
Father Pedro Opeka, CM has written and published an open letter to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, urging him to immediately stop the invasion and the war that was initiated against Ukraine.
by .famvin | Feb 20, 2021 | News
The Prime Minister of Slovenia, has announced that he nominated Opeka for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to “helping people living in appalling living conditions.”
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A Vincentian priest has made it his life’s work to “go out to the margins” of society and try to restore dignity to the “living scraps” of a “throwaway culture”. Pedro Opeka CM, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize… again.
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 20, 2020 | News
Yesterday, Saturday, June 20, the winners of the prestigious Beverly Hills Film Festival were announced. The documentary "Opeka," about the life and work of Pedro Opeka, a missionary of the Congregation of the Mission in Madagascar, has won the Golden Palm. The...
by .famvin | May 23, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, News
A very skilled film-maker has submitted a documentary on Pedro Opeka’s work in Madagascar.
by Javier F. Chento | May 3, 2020 | News
This past Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19), Fr. Pedro Opeka, a member of the Congregation of the Mission, ministering in Madagascar, together with countless priests throughout the world, celebrated the Eucharist in extraordinary conditions as a result of the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Am I part of the problem... or part of the solution? How can I know? I recently read something attributed to Coretta Scott King, "It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.”...
by Anja Bohnsack | Jan 26, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
When leaving these hills, I knew that I must do more. That I must do better. Because I only held one little hand – but there are millions more reaching out.
by Elena Grazini | Sep 14, 2019 | Homelessness, News
During the Apostolic Journey to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, the Holy Father Francis visited the City of Friendship, Akamasoa.
by Elena Grazzini | Sep 3, 2019 | News
During his next apostolic visit to Africa, Pope Francis will visit a reality that was born from and is rooted in Vincentian spirituality: the city of Akamasoa (the city of Good Friends).
by Mateo González Alonso | Aug 31, 2019 | News
Candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Argentine Vincentian has involved the Malagasy in the transformation of a landfill into a city with 4,000 houses.
by .famvin | Aug 17, 2019 | Church, News, Pope
Pope Francis is less than a month away from starting his trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, in Africa.