From 21-24 June, amateurs and professionals, bands, groups, DJs and choirs all took part in Rome’s 2018 Music Festival, held in many different parts of the city to celebrate the summer solstice. The event was promoted by the city of Rome’s Cultural Growth Department in partnership with the Zètema Cultural Project. The program included a… Read more »
Rome, 30 June 2018 To All the Sisters Dearest Sisters, The first International Encounter of the Pauline Cooperators was a great feast of languages, cultures, songs and Pauline enthusiasm….a lively gathering marked by the colors of the world! The event, held to celebrate the Association’s Centenary, took place in Rome and in the places linked… Read more »
Recognize, Interpret, Choose: the Instrumentum Laboris of the Synod of Bishops on Young People centers on these three verbs. The document is divided into three parts: the first analyzes the condition of contemporary youth; the second offers reading keys for carrying out a discernment on important questions, and the third offers orientations “to help the… Read more »
The migration phenomenon and the tragedy of thousands of migrants and refugees forced to flee from wars, hunger, persecution and environmental disasters caused by climate change, are depicted in a video presented at the twelfth edition of Madrid’s Publifestival, an International Social Advertising Festival that promotes positive change in society through social advertising. Available in… Read more »
On 15 June, at the conclusion of a memorial service for Stephen Hawking held in Westminster Abbey, England, a message of peace and hope written by the great British theoretical physicist was released into space. Hawking died in March 2018 at the age of 76, after a long disabling illness (Lou Gehrig’s disease) that was… Read more »
The Second Under-60’s Meeting of the Religious Institutes of the Pauline Family was held at the Divine Master Retreat House, Ariccia, from 1-3 June 2018. The theme of the encounter was: The Responsibility of a Dream. Encouraged by the provincial governments of the PF in Italy and organized by an intercongregational team, the meeting was… Read more »
The online survey for under-18’s, made by Eurochild and Unicef, is now available in 18 languages. At the center of attention are issues related to the experience that children and young people have regarding family life, school and society, as well as Europe, human rights and migration. Entitled Europe kids want, the survey was developed… Read more »
This year’s National Youth Meeting, held in the city of Rosario, focused on the theme: With You, We Renew History. In two tents located in the heart of the city’s Hippodrome, the participants had the opportunity to offer their input in the Space for the Transformation of Reality, where workshops were held on the problems… Read more »
Debate on New Policies and Lifestyles in the Digital Age: this was the theme of the 2018 international conference promoted by the Centesimus Annus-Pro Pontifice Foundation on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its foundation by St. John Paul II in 1993. The meeting, which took place in the Vatican, featured thirty-four speakers from… Read more »
On 20 May 2018, the FSP community of Via Antonino Pio, Rome gathered around Sr. Bianca Calenti and a large group of her relatives to celebrate her 100th birthday. The day opened with a joyful Eucharistic Celebration of thanksgiving and then continued in this spirit, with the enthusiastic participation of everyone. A special lunch, enriched… Read more »
