Music is a universal language that turns its gaze to heaven and speaks to the souls of music lovers. This is basically the essence of Cantacielo, a music festival dedicated precisely to “songs of the soul,” the first edition of which was held Italy in September 2022. Eight musical artists competed in the concluding event,…
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From 12-15 September 2022, the Global Street Paper Summit was held for the first time in Milan, Italy. The event was organized by INSP, the International Network of Street Papers (www.insp.ngo), based in Glasgow, Scotland. The Network represents 93 street newspapers located in 35 countries and provides employment and income, through the sale of the… Read more »
The theme of the 2022 edition of the Giffoni Film Festival was entitled The Invisibles, depicted by a vast sky lit by stars, whose light symbolizes the mysterious bond between distant lives, makes imperceptible ties visible, and reveals the presence of those who of-ten remain in the shadows. The 10-day International Film Festival for Children …
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Men and women from the four corners of the earth, heading toward the future, with the Cross as a reference that becomes an anchor of hope amid the rough waves of life. This, in a nutshell, is the explanation of the logo for the Jubilee of 2025, presented on 28 June by Archbishop Rino Fisichella…. Read more »
The royals of Jordan, King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah, were honored in New York, USA, at the 2022 edition of the Path to Peace Award. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, permanent observer of the Holy See’s mission to the UN and president of the Path to Peace Foundation, explained that the…
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Sr. Nadia Coppa has been elected the new president of the International Union of Women Superiors General (IUSG) and to a place on the Assembly’s Board of Directors, whose members will serve until 2025. The election took place just days after the conclusion of the XXII Meeting of the IUSG Plenary Assembly, during which all
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3 May, World Press Freedom Day, was celebrated all over the world this year as an occasion to reflect on the importance of defending the principles of freedom of speech and the right to information, pluralism and media independence. The anniversary also serves as a reminder to ask what we can do to strengthen journalism
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The documentary film With This Light recounts the life and heritage of Sr. Maria Rosa Leggol, who, in her more than 70 years as a Franciscan nun, helped almost 90,000 Honduran children escape from abject poverty. Prior to the film’s public release, a private screening of it was held in Rome by the Honduran Embassy
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Earth Day is the day when we focus on the environment and the preservation of planet Earth. The United Nations celebrates this event every year on 22 April, one month and one day after the spring equinox. Celebration of the Day aims to involve as many nations as possible and presently 193 countries take part
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Launched 150 years ago, World and Mission Magazine has completely redesigned its graphics, as can be seen in its February 2022 issue. An information “niche” essential in the panorama of the Church, the periodical is an agile tool rich in specific content related to life in the missions. Today the printed edition of the magazine…
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