The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture has set up a Women’s Consultation Group within the dicastery so as to offer society the unique contribution of women. Thirty-six women are part of the new team, including Iranian theologian Shahrazad Houshmand, who said that this was a revolutionary step because never before has the Vatican had a… Read more »
“Wherever human beings are, the Church is there too. This is why the Pope uses Twitter and Instagram.” With these words, Bishop Lucio Adrian Ruiz, Secretary of the Holy See’s Secretariat for Communications, introduced a workshop organized by the Vatican on Twitter Diplomacy at the Holy See. The event, which was promoted by the British… Read more »
Omnis Terra, a magazine of culture, mission and news analysis published by the International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies, is back online. The first issue of the new edition of the magazine, which has abandoned its paper version in 5 languages, is now available in a multilingual version online at http://omnisterra.fides.org or else from… Read more »
In preparation for Safer Internet Day, the annual day promoting the safe and responsible use of digital technologies, Ipsos (a global market research and consulting firm) released the results of its survey on behalf of the Save the Children organization on the subject: Consensus in the digital environment: perception and awareness among teens and adults…. Read more »
Promoted by the Catholic and Protestant church, the Al Mowafaqa Ecumenical Institute of Theology was inaugurated in Morocco. It is a place of training, reflection…
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According to Fides News Agency, in 2016 28 Catholic pastoral care workers were killed: 14 priests, 9 women religious, 1 seminarian and 4 lay people. For the eighth …
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Music helps people grow together and overcome diversity. This is what the Mani Bianche Roma Choir (White Hands Choir, Rome) strives to communicate during…
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Glory to the Father, Hail Mary, Our Father, Eternal Rest, Angel of God, prayers before and after meals, bedtime prayer…these are some of the well-loved prayers that can be…
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About 4,000 Jewish and Arab women, both Muslims and Christians, set out on a March of Hope from the northern part of Israel to Jerusalem, singing …
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In his Message for the 50th World Day of Peace, celebrated on 1 January and centered this year on the theme: Non-violence: a Style of Politics for Peace, Pope Francis says…
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