Volunteer work as a commitment lived above all “in the first person, in the feminine”–this is what motivated FOCSIV to bestow its International Volunteer Awards this year on three women: Anna Dedola, manager of the Cope Project in Iringa, Tanzania; Khadija Tirha, a Civil Service volunteer in Italy’s Piedmont region, and Alganesc Fessaha, president of… Read more »
On 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was celebrated worldwide. Launched by the UN in 1999, this important event is celebrated every year to remember and condemn physical and psychological violence against women and girls and to show solidarity and closeness to the victims of this violence. The date… Read more »
The 16th International Festival of Sacred Music and Sacred Art, promoted by the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra, recently took place in Rome, Italy. This year about 700 performers from Japan, the Vatican City State, Germany, the Russian Federation, Austria and Italy took part in the event, confirming it as one of the world’s… Read more »
“Let us love not with words but with deeds.” This is the title and at the same time the invitation of the Message of Pope Francis for the First World Day of the Poor, to be celebrated on 19 November. Established by the Holy Father in his Apostolic Letter, Misericordia et misera, at the end… Read more »
About 70 women judges and lawyers from around the world participated in the recent Vatican Summit for Judges on the plague of human trafficking and organized crime. According to the event’s brochure, the participants were invited to share their experiences on the subject, propose new models and make the most of existing ones. It… Read more »
The fourth edition of SabirFest was held in Catania, Messina and Reggio Calabria, southern Italy, from 5-8 October 2017. The event, which focuses attention on the Mediterranean Sea, the countries surrounding it and their inhabitants, is a space for cultural growth and participation that is decisive in prefiguring new forms of Mediterranean citizenship in the… Read more »
The papal Twitter accounts, in nine different languages (including Latin), have grown by over 9 million followers in the past 12 months–a significant figure that the Pope, like his predecessor, attributes to the presence of Christian witnesses on the “digital continent” and above all on social media. According to a recent press release from the… Read more »
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman condemned to death for blasphemy and imprisoned since 2009, has been nominated for the European Parliament’s 2017 prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The prize is awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe, drawing attention to human… Read more »
“’The truth will set you free’ (Jn. 8:32): Fake news and journalism for peace”–this will be the theme of World Communications Day 2018. The Vatican press release says that the theme chosen by Pope Francis to celebrate the day “relates to so-called ‘fake news’–namely, baseless information that contributes to generating and nurturing a strong polarization… Read more »
“To Revitalize Our Solidarity for Deeper Evangelization in Today’s Complex Reality”: this was the theme of the 17th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 26 August to 2 September. The theme of the Assembly, said Sr. Priscar Matenga, president of… Read more »
