{"id":24519,"date":"2026-04-24T20:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=24519"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:28:54","slug":"malawi-pms-takes-easter-celebration-to-the-rails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/malawi-pms-takes-easter-celebration-to-the-rails\/","title":{"rendered":"MALAWI: PMS Takes Easter Celebration to the Rails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>By Luke Bisani<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the Diocese of Zomba marked this year\u2019s Easter celebrations with a unique and memorable train ride involving 48 children and 12 animators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The journey was organized as part of efforts to deepen children\u2019s understanding of the joy of Christ\u2019s Resurrection while fostering fellowship and spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking before departure, the Bishop of the Diocese of Zomba, Alfred Mateyu Chaima, encouraged the children to love the Church and actively participate in its life. He commended the animators for their dedication to nurturing a strong foundation of Catholic faith among the young.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He further urged the children to take their education seriously and grow into responsible citizens who contribute positively to society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRemember to pray for fellow children around the world who suffer due to war, famine, and disease, that the Risen Christ may bring them relief,\u201d said Bishop Chaima.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PMS in Malawi serves as a vital arm of the Catholic Church, focusing on missionary animation, faith formation, and fundraising for the Universal Solidarity Fund. With representation in every diocese and outreach extending to the parish level, PMS continues to play a key role in promoting missionary awareness and participation across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Luke Bisani The Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the Diocese of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amecea-news","category-malawi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24527,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24519\/revisions\/24527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}