– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro On the banks of the Buriganga river there are myriads of small boats, true water taxis, maneuvered by a single man. With one of his hands he moves the oar attached to the rail, and…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SINOLOGIST PAOLO SANTANGELO – Exploring the Chinese psyche
– Aurelio Porfiri Italy has devoted great energies to studying China. That is not by chance, if we consider our long history of contact with the Chinese world, that goes back much earlier than Matteo Ricci and the Jesuits. Paolo…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (74) – Montichiari, Italy
The Blessed Mother appeared under the title of “Rosa Mystica” (Mystical Rose) at Montichiari in Northern Italy to Pierina Gilli. The purpose of this devotion was the reform of the religious and religious institutions. During the sixth apparition, Our Blessed…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY VATICAN ISSUES NEW DOCUMENT ON VOCATION OF CONSECRATED VIRGINS (Catholic News Service) The Vatican has released a document that establishes norms and principles for women who dedicate their lives as consecrated virgins and their place…
BILL FACES ROUGH SAILING – Will divorce be finally legalized in the Philippines?
– Fr Leonard E Dollentas For more than 20 years, the divorce bill in the Philippines has repeatedly been proposed and discussed by the Philippine Congress, with no success. It has always been intensely opposed by the Catholic Church and…
HUMANAE VITAE FIFTY YEARS HENCE (2) – Reactions
– Fausto Gomez OP As soon as the encyclical on the regulation of birth was issued by Pope Paul VI on July 25, 1968， contrary reactions from “liberal” priests and theologians in favor of contraception appeared in magazines and journals.…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY THE HIGHEST HONOR IS TO SERVE GOD’S PEOPLE, FRANCIS TELLS NEW CARDINALS (CNA/EWTN News) At a ceremony for the creation of 14 cardinals Thursday, Pope Francis said the best promotion a person can receive is…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MASSIMO INTROVIGNE – A Bitter Winter
– Aurelio Porfiri A new website aims to shed light on the topic of Christianity, religions and new religious movements in China. Bitter Winter, under the leadership of Marco Respinti and Massimo Introvigne can be an invaluable resource for all…
WHEN HUMAN REASON MEETS THE ULTIMATE REASON
Director of the group “Science, Reason and Faith” at University of Navarra Fr Javier Sánchez on Science and Religion – Pedro Daniel Oliveira Science and religion are not in conflict, Director of the Group “Science, Reason and Faith” at the…
HUMANAE VITAE FIFTY YEARS HENCE (1) – The encyclical that defended nature
Blessed Pope Paul VI – Fausto Gomez OP In July 2018, the Church celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae (HV), the controversial Encyclical Letter On the Regulation of Birth. From an ethical and theological perspective, we…