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First Advent homily by papal preacher Fr Cantalamessa

5 December 2014

The preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on Friday gave his first Advent homily in the Redemptoris Mater chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. Fr Cantalamessa said he has decided to focus all three of his reflections for the Advent season on the theme of peace, since peace is “the […]

Pope Mass: a humble heart knows God, theology is done on one’s knees

2 December 2014

Those who study the mystery of God are brought to their knees because God reveals more to a humble heart. Those were the Pope’s words during his Homily at Mass Tuesday morning at the Casa Santa Martha. The eyes of the poor, said Pope Francis, are most likely to see Christ and, through him, to […]

Pope: God lives in big cities. We must be there with Him.

27 November 2014

Pope Francis has urged bishops and pastoral care workers to take up the challenge of bringing the Gospel into big cities with a profound change of attitude and renewed committment. In a message to participants of the International Pastoral Congress on the World’s Big Cities, held in Barcelona this week, the Pope issued an encouragement […]

10th International Forum of Formation and Prayer

2 November 2014

During the weekend of October 25th and 26th of 2014, the members of the Shalom Catholic Community of Toulon – France, organized the 10th International Forum of Formation and Prayer, at the ‘’Castille’’, an ancient castle about 14 kilometers away from the center of the city. The preacher of this year’s event was Father Léthel, member of the […]

Pope tells bishops to be guardians of memory and hope

14 August 2014

Pope Francis told Korean Bishops to be guardians of memory and guardians of hope. Speaking to his brother bishops on the first day of his apostolic journey to the Republic of Korea, Pope Francis recalled the seeds sown by Korean martyrs which, he said, “brought forth an abundant harvest of grace in this land”, and […]

Muslim Preacher converts to Christianity and questions Islam’s growth in Western countries

5 July 2014

We’re speaking in London with a new Orthodox Christian who was baptized today with the name Daniel. Daniel is not a Muslim name, far from it [actually, it does exist as a Muslim name, but it’s quite rare]. Although information about his conversion will inevitably circulate among the Muslims of London, for reasons of security […]

Way of Peace: a path of witnesses

24 June 2014

“When the Risen Jesus appeared to the disciples in the cenacle, His first word was ‘Shalom’ (…) On that day, which is the day that the Lord has made for us, Jesus gave His disciples access to the way of Peace” (Letter to the Community) The Way of Peace is a formative itinerary to all […]

Pope: Unprecedented Religious Persecution Can’t Go On

21 June 2014

Pope Francis says it is incomprehensible and troubling that people continue to suffer discrimination, restriction of their rights and, even, persecution for professing their faith. This morning, the Holy Father ushered in the first day of a two-day international congress in Rome, titled “Religious Freedom According to International Law and Global Conflict of Values,” organized […]

The Hindu fundamentalists: request to ban the Muslim call to prayer in India

28 May 2014

In a seemingly provocative act, tended to disturb the harmony between different religious communities in India, the Hindu group “Rashtriya Hindu Andolan”, based in Mangalore, has requested that the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan), which is used in mosques around the country in the early hours of the morning, is banned in India. In recent […]

Justice and Mercy in Church Marriage Law

23 May 2014

In the run up to the October Synod of Bishops on marriage and the family, experts in Church marriage law came together in Rome this week to discuss the theme ‘Pastoral Marriage: Justice and Mercy, Antidotes Against ‘Laxism’ and ‘Rigorism’”. The study day at the University of the Holy Cross on May 22 aimed […]

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