(Vatican News) Blessed Pope Paul VI, who was declared a saint on October 14, died 40 years ago on August 6, 1978. Looking back at the 15-year pontificate, his postulator or promoter for canonization, Redemptorist Father Antonio Marrazzo, spoke to…
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GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon – 26
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The first Bhutanese whom Cacela and Cabral encountered alerted them to the difficulties they would have to undergo until they have reached their kingdom, informing them that at that time of the year the trip…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN MOSHER OF THE POPULATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE – Overpopulation
– Aurelio Porfiri Today we live many narratives that are imposed by powerful media outlets. Maybe at the end they are not different narratives but just the many faces of a single narrative, the one that has decided that the…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY BISHOPS, YOUNG PEOPLE WALK TO ST. PETER’S ON PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH (CNS) Following the Francigena Way, an ancient pilgrims’ path, a group of about 300 synod participants and young people from Rome parishes headed to…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER ALESSANDRO ANDREINI – Around Culture
– Aurelio Porfiri Father Alessandro Andreini speaks about his fascination with the transformation processes in our lives, cultures and societies and in particular the role of Jesus Christ and the Church in that transformation.
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– Tej Francis BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA RADICAL FEMINISTS ATTACK CHURCH AND TOWN HALL IN ARGENTINA (CNA/EWTN News) Radical feminists firebombed a town hall and spray painted a Catholic Church in Argentina. The series of attacks came during a women’s conference…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (24)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro I was surprised by the small size of the Cooch Bihar we encountered, with its doors already closed. Were it not for the chaotic traffic, typical of the whole Hindustanian city, it would be stagnant…
TWO NOBEL PRIZES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY – A “weird mystery”
– Ettore Gotti Tedeschi The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to two Americans for their science-economy-environment studies. The two “scientists” are William Nordhaus of Yale University for his studies on the effects of climate…
MUSIC YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HEARD – A look at Beneventan Chant
– Aurelio Porfiri Beneventan chant: is it something that really exists? Yes, Beneventan chant is a monodic (one single line) repertoire mostly spread in southern Italy and we may define it as a cousin of Gregorian chant.
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– Tej Francis ROME SYNOD TACKLES SEXUALITY, ROLE OF WOMEN AND ABUSE CRISIS (Crux) After a brief shout-out for the “communal and fraternal” atmosphere within the summit of bishops, speakers at a press briefing in the Vatican on Tuesday acknowledged…