On 18 November 2012, the Bishops of the North African Episcopal Conference held their General Assembly for the first time in Sicily, Italy in response to the invitation of His Excellency Domenico Mogavero, Bishop of the Mazara del Vallo diocese. (Bishop Mogavero had already taken part in two preceding meetings of the Bishops of North… Read more »
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BRAZIL Vatican Council II¿A New Pentecost
Pope Sets Up Pontifical Latin Academy
With the Motu Proprio Latina Lingua, Benedict XVI has set up a Pontifical Latin Academy, dependent on the Pontifical Council for Culture. The purpose of the new Academy will be to promote and make the most of the Latin language and culture, in particular in Catholic educational institutions since, as the Pope said, knowledge of… Read more »
ITALY Intelligent and Active Collaboration of the Laity in the FSP Book Centers of Europe
PHILIPPINES The Bible in Their Hearts
Archbishop John Onaiyekan Receives Pax Christi Award
Pax Christi International, the worldwide peace movement, conferred its 2012 Peace Award on John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria, for his efforts to promote understanding between people of different faiths in a country in which socio-political conflicts threaten to poison the traditional peaceful living together of Christians and Muslims. In a world in which religions… Read more »
BOLIVIA September-Bible Month
Radio Contest: Disseminating Local Stories Abroad
The World Association of Community Radio Stations in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Latin American Radio Education Association and the Bostezo Cultural Association have invited community radio stations and popular educational broadcasting stations in Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in a radio contest entitled Disseminating Local Stories Abroad.The purpose of the contest… Read more »
Guidelines for living the Year of Faith
sr. M. Antonieta Bruscato, superior general fsp
AsiaNews Director Receives Award
The International Vittorino Colombo Prize was awarded this year to Fr. Bernardo Cervellera, Director of the AsiaNews Agency. Fr. Cervellera, a PIME religious, is passionately dedicated to his mission as a journalist and is deeply esteemed throughout the world for his news reports and profound analyses of the vast continent of Asia and its problems…. Read more »