At a press conference on 17 Sept. 2012, Bishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, presented a special initiative for the Year of Faith: a documentary on Vatican Council II, made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Council, which opened on 11 October 1962. “The objective of the film… Read more »
Pastoral Care of the Road: A Journey Together was the theme of the first Meeting of Pastoral Care of the Road for the Continent of Africa and Madagascar. The encounter, held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, from 11-15 September 2012, was organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People in collaboration… Read more »
Twenty years after the dramatic siege of Sarajevo (1991-1995), religious leaders and notables from political circles from about 60 countries gathered in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo from 9-11 September to participate in a world meeting for peace. Organized by the St. Egidio Community (a Christian evangelical movement founded in Rome) in collaboration with the… Read more »
