It was 19 March 2016 when the online adventure of Francis’ channel began with the aim of becoming close to the world in mercy and tenderness. Today, it is followed by more than 7 million people who in turn interact, comment and share the different and special moments of the Pontiff’s mission. It has been… Read more »
Twenty kilometres of wooden ribbons from sustainable sources wrapped in a continuous spiral, without interruption. This is the extraordinary new public library in Sydney, Australia. Not just a container for books, but a meeting place for all those who love reading or want to spend a few hours relaxing, alone or in company. A container… Read more »
A hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, is offering guests the perfect literary service with a butler who is always ready to offer books, reading ideas and literary advice. The Ben West Palm hotel has teamed up with The Palm Beach Book Store to offer the world’s first in-room literary service. By picking up the phone,… Read more »
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021, at the initiative of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations, a rich exchange between religious and diplomatic leaders took place in the webinar Women Read Fratelli tutti, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Interreligious Dialogue. Women from different religious and cultural backgrounds commented on the…
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To spread awareness of Church art and manage it more professionally: in view of this goal, the Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea, decided to open a Catholic Academy of Arts. The Academy, reports Ucanews Agency, plans to collect art and artifacts both within the Archdiocese itself and from other parts of the country, so as…
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On Saturday 20 February, the Dicastery for Communication launched the “Faith Communication in the Digital World” project. This is a pilot initiative that intends to respond to the challenges of how the Church can and must be present online to adequately respond to the spiritual needs of people, especially through the digital platforms. It is… Read more »
On 12 February Vatican Radio celebrated its 90th anniversary. During these decades the Holy See’s radio station has lived and commented on epochal moments in world history. It began broadcasting on 12 February 1931, the day on which Pope Pius XI’s first radio message to all peoples was transmitted with the famous announcement “Hear, O… Read more »
“Over the past 40 years, Radio Veritas Asia in the Bengali language has offered listeners what is most important: direct and indirect preaching of the Gospel and Christian values.” This is what Fr. Augustine Bulbul Rebeiro, director of the Christian Communication Center (CCC) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh in Dhaka, said to Fides… Read more »
The 2021 edition of the annual Biblical Festival organized and promoted by the Society of St. Paul and the Diocese of Vicenza centered on the theme You Are All Siblings, based on the Gospel of Matthew. In a statement publicizing the event, its organizers said that “it is especially significant and necessary today to emphasize…
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Wikipedia is 20 years old! With more than 55 million entries in over 300 languages, it is the largest encyclopedia ever written and is among the most visited web sites in the world. The online initiative, whose content is created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, came into being on 15 January 2001…. Read more »
