“Do not cast me off in my old age.” This is the theme of the Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. This year, the World Day falls on 28 July, the Sunday closest to 26 July, the day on which the Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents… Read more »
Entitled “Women Cultivating Peace and Nurturing Encounter,” this event, held on March 5th, was organized by the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO), in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. This virtual gathering served as a commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024, bringing together women of diverse faiths from across the… Read more »
Through its World Women’s Observatory, the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (UMOFC) launched a new initiative on 27 February 2024. Known as The School of Synodality: Women’s Mission in the Synodal Church, the project began with a series of Webinars held from 27-29 February in Spanish, English and French, with the primary objective of…
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The Sistine Hall in the Vatican Apostolic Library recently hosted the semi-annual assembly of the University Cinema Council, which brings together university professors and researchers of cinema, television, photography and audiovisual media in order to promote, encourage and coordinate scientific and cultural initiatives aimed at expanding and strengthening the presence of disciplines relating to cinema… Read more »
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 58th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for a fully human communication ►►► PDF
A special bookstore has recently opened in Rome. Its purpose is to promote a love of reading among the general public, especially people who are hesitant to purchase books because many volumes are out of their price range. The project, entitled “Recycling Books,” is being promoted by an association of volunteers that encourages free access… Read more »
Pope Francis speaks about artificial intelligence and peace in his message for the fifty-seventh World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on 1 January 2024. He says: “Intelligence is an expression of the dignity given to us by the Creator, who made us in his image and likeness (cf. Gen. 1:26) and enables us… 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 »
“They are a symbol of hope for all children, women and men who are victims and who suffer shame and trauma.” That is how Sr. Seli Thomas, a Indian member of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, described the Common Good Award conferred on her in London on 31 Oct. 2023 at the first Sisters Anti-Trafficking… Read more »
On the occasion of the 97th World Mission Day, celebrated on 22 October 2023, Fides News Agency offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all over the world. The data is taken from the latest Statistical Yearbook of the Church (updated to 31 December 2021). As of 31 December 2021,… Read more »
