In keeping with the desire of the President Bishops of CELAM (Latin American Episcopal Council), an Observatory of the New Evangelization for Latin America has been set up. The Observatory aims to be a structure of information, research and study regarding the new evangelization underway in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as to… Read more »
450 people gathered on 14 July 2012 in Marikina City to participate in the First International Meeting on the Catholic Social Media. The Youth Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, which organized the encounter, said that the purpose of the event was to encourage the Catholic faithful to evangelize cyberspace. “The meeting… Read more »
The logo for the Year of Faith is composed of a square, bordered field on which a boat, symbolizing the Church, is depicted sailing over the waves. The main mast of the boat is a cross from which sails are displayed in the form of dynamic signs which compose the trigram of Christ (IHS). Behind… Read more »
Ever since the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was first celebrated in 1908, the preparation of a pastoral aid for this event has been entrusted to an ecumenical group from a different country. India has been charged with preparing the aid for 2013. The task was placed in the hands of India’s Christian Students… Read more »
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa’s Minister of Health under the post-apartheid government of Nelson Mandela, was elected by the African Union Commission as its chairperson on 15 July 2012, making her the first woman to lead the organization, which includes most of the nations of Africa. This appointment and recognition is an important event for the… Read more »
