Among the events that have taken place in the Catholic Church lately, one was particularly important: the First Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: A Synodal Church in Mission. Aware of the significance of this event and the fact that many Congolese Catholics have little understanding …
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The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God No, it is more than just a beginning, it is a Principle; it is Genesis, it is life that, in order to be vital and vibrant, must always start afresh. It means forever returning to the state of raw material, like clay that is… Read more »
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cepacs (the Pan-African Committee for Social Communications), Catholic Bishops and media professionals from all parts of the continent met in Lagos, Nigeria for a 3-day conference. The purposes of the encounter was to redefine the body’s goals, examine the Church’s presence in the digital and multimedia world, and question… Read more »
Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. No, we don’t know the mystery of when the time will come and that scares us. That’s why we live it with difficulty. Our thoughts often slip into the past and get lost there, allowing themselves to be bewitched by things that… Read more »
A course of spiritual exercises launching the Spiritual Itinerary for the Pauline Family 2024 recently concluded at the St. Paul House on the grounds of the FSP Generalate, Rome. About 43 people from almost all the branches of the Pauline Family (Society of St. Paul, Daughters of St. Paul, Pious Disciples of the Divine Master,…
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Beautiful Assunta Hall is located in the Vincentian Compound on the Rione Sanità, one of the oldest and most fascinating neighborhoods of Naples. It is a place rich in history, art and culture, but also characterized by degradation, criminality and marginality. The Hall recently hosted a public meeting on the subject of prisons, justice, forgiveness… Read more »
In 2012, the Promoting Committee and the Milan Department of Culture invited Italian publishers to create a shared event among all the protagonists of the publishing system. Its purpose was to put books, reading and readers at the center of a series of events spread throughout Milan and its environs as engines and protagonists of… Read more »
The 2023 edition of the teamwork initiative to replenish school libraries was held from 4-12 November 2023. Nearly 2.5 million new books were donated to school libraries in the first seven editions of #ioleggoperché (“I read because…”). This major project to promote reading throughout Italy–the largest national event of its kind–was carried out…
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When I was young, a seed took root in the soil of my heart that made me yearn to live a life of prayer–a life centered wholly on God. Where did this irresistible urge come from? I think it stemmed from the longing for God expressed in the songs my parents sang at home…. I… Read more »
My vocation began when I read an excerpt from one of the Gospels, specifically that of the call of the first disciples (Jn. 1:35-39). It is a passage I have re-read often, especially when I have to make important decisions such as accepting difficult acts of obedience, changing my lifestyle, etc. In the past few… Read more »
