– Aurelio Porfiri This first part of 2020 will certainly be remembered because of the coronavirus epidemic. There is no doubt that this problem dictates the agenda of governments, media and cultural institutions. In Italy, where I am now, the…
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WARRIOR POPE – The planet first…people first!
– Carlos Frota A good fight … in many fronts. Pope Francis is a warrior, but an uncommon one, a warrior of the good war, on behalf of the poorest of the world. Two topics of the Pope’a agenda, in…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (89)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro All the inhabitants of Hugli were seen as vassals of the Grand Mogol and paid customs duties to him that satisfied the governor of the recently conquered province. To some of the merchants, “the most…
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE ELDERLY – Old age is not a disease, it is a privilege!
– ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL As older populations increase, measures are required not only to meet their needs. However, as Pope Francis said, we need to recognize the elderly’s vital value to families and society. The contributions of the elderly through their…
FROM MANILA TO ROME – Cardinal Tagle assumes office at the Vatican
– Fr Leonard Dollentas The archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has assumed his post as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples at the Vatican. Cardinal Tagle left the Philippines on February 9. Before leaving his…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis JERUSALEM BASILICA OF HOLY SEPULCHER: FLOOR MAPPING HAS STARTED IN PREPARATION FOR RESTORATION (Al-Bushra) The mapping of the floor of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher began a few days ago. The work is conducted by the…
POPE FRANCIS TO PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR LEGISLATIVE TEXTS – Re-acquire true meaning of law in the Church
– Tej Francis (Vatican News) Pope Francis on Friday, February 21, received members of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, who are meeting for their plenary session. In his address, the Holy Father noted that the Council assists the Pope…
THE VIRUS OF FEAR
– Aurelio Porfiri People are sometimes very difficult to understand. But this does not make us think that it is their fault. Indeed, it may be very well our own fault. Our lack of understanding of some dynamics that influence…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (88)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Father Cabral’s life would be long and many geographies he would cover. If we followed it step-by-step, many are the stories to be told. Let us stay, therefore, in the region to which this set…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com WASHINGTON D.C CATHOLIC LAWYER GRILLED ON CONTRACEPTION DURING HOUSE HEARING (CNA) A Democratic congressman grilled a Catholic female law professor on her beliefs about contraception during a congressional hearing for a pro-abortion bill on Wednesday.