Vatican to provide healthcare to 1 million kids over 3 years
(J-P Mauro. Aleteia).
The Vatican is on a mission to provide healthcare for one million children worldwide over the next three years. To accomplish this monumental task, the Holy See has launched a new international network called the Pope’s Global Alliance for Children’s Health.
Despite pushback, Pope hit 5 key themes in Belgium
(Isabella H. de Carvalho. Aleteia).
From September 26 to 29, 2024, Pope Francis visited Belgium, a trip to the heart of Europe where he was confronted with many contentious and difficult topics, including sexual abuse within the Church, abortion, the role of women, and more.
Through his actions and words the Argentinian Pontiff did not shy away from addressing and responding to the local community’s concerns, and despite the scandal of abuse, holding a firm line on the Church’s stance on abortion and the shared dignity of men and women.
Pope Francis is in astonishingly good shape at 87
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A few days after returning from his 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate, both in terms of days and distance — Pope Francis seems in surprisingly good shape, despite his 87 years.
On September 18, 2024, as he does every Wednesday, Pope Francis presided over the general audience before thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Arriving in his popemobile, he drove through the crowd, smiling and stopping regularly to bless the children.
Thousands attend Tanzania’s National Eucharistic Congressongress
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The National Eucharistic Congress of Tanzania was held in tandem with the International Eucharistic Congress, and shared its theme: “Brotherhood to Heal the World.”
The African nation of Tanzania drew tens of thousands for its four-day National Eucharistic Congress. Tanzania’s event was held in tandem with the International Eucharistic Congress that concluded in Ecuador, and also shared its theme: “Brotherhood to Heal the World.”
When friends question the pope: 3 simple steps
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Pope Francis delights people worldwide, as we saw in his recent visit to East Asia and Oceania.
He also drives people crazy worldwide, and we saw that, too, for instance when he said: “All religions are paths to God. I will use an analogy, they are like different languages that express the divine.”
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Pope Francis’ interest in the world’s largest continent, Asia, is reflected in the fact that he has made “many trips there,” as Indonesian Catholic journalist Ryan Dagur points out. He has visited 22 Asian countries, equaling John Paul II‘s record (achieved over 27 years vs. Francis’ 11).
The poor Indian diocese with a surplus of Catholic priests
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Aid to the Church in Need, the international Catholic pastoral aid organization, is calling on the faithful to lend a hand in support of seminarians in Northeastern India. There, the faith is still budding, with some Catholic communities only dating back a couple of decades, but they have been blessed with an abundance of young men discerning vocations as Catholic priests.
Fr. Albert Boudaud, Papua New Guinea’s oldest missionary
Camille Dalmas. Aleteia
A journalist colleague with a sharp eye noticed this elderly man with a goatee sitting on a bench at the Mary Help of Christians shrine in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Cooling himself under a large ceiling fan, Fr. Albert Boudaud had come to listen to Pope Francis and flinched a little when he was addressed in French, as if he hadn’t heard it for 10 years. “I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten my French,” apologized this modest old man, who nevertheless spoke his native tongue with a certain elegance throughout the interview.
Pope Francis showered with gifts on his longest ever flight
Camille Dalmas. Aleteia
On every international trip, Pope Francis is in the habit of greeting journalists one by one at their seats on the plane. This friendly routine usually lasts around 20 minutes and provides an opportunity for these professionals who are daily tuned into the pope to exchange a few words with him. But it also leads, with increasing regularity, to a strange merry-go-round.
Pope asked: ‘Why am I not like the others?’
Kathleen N. Hattrup
In a meeting with children who face poverty and disabilities, the Pope had an important reminder, for them and for everyone, including for himself.
One of you asked me: “Why am I not like other people?” Pope Francis repeated this question, which had been asked in sign language, as he met with kids at the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, this September 7, 2024.
The cardinals who will welcome the Pope to Asia and Oceania
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During his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed a cardinal in each of the countries he will visit from September 2 to 13, 2024. Here’s a look at their profiles.
On his trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore, the Pope will meet with the leaders of the local churches. Here are the cardinals who will greet him in their respective jurisdictions.
Venezuelan priest detained amid growing repression
(Daniel Sparza. Aleteia)
The clergyman was arrested while leading a prayer session in a San Benito chapel in the area, according to independent Venezuelan media.
When Pius XII met with father of Big Bang theory
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“It truly seems that today’s science, suddenly going back millions of centuries, has succeeded in witnessing this primordial ‘Fiat lux,’ when a sea of light and radiation burst forth from nothingness with matter, as the particles of chemical elements split and assembled into millions of galaxies.” On November 22, 1951, before the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pius XII proposed an analogy between the “Big Bang” — a hypothesis formulated a quarter century earlier in 1927 — and the original beginning described in the opening lines of Genesis.
Is the Pope right? Can books change who we are?
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Years ago, I was chatting with a new priest at my parish at the time, and I asked him my favorite get-to-know-you question: “What’s your favorite book?”
Why Church music is a greater treasure than sacred images
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The Church believes that music and singing at Mass are a much greater treasure than artistic images.
While at times it may seem like music at Mass is simply background noise, the Church believes it should be much more than that.
Madre de Misericordia: el hospital católico de Sudán convertido en refugio
(Aleteia. John Burger – Agnès Pinard Legry ).
Situado en las montañas Nuba de Sudán, el Hospital Católico Madre de la Misericordia se esfuerza por llevar ayuda y esperanza al creciente número de víctimas de los combates. El Dr. Tom Catena, que dirige el hospital desde 2007, se esfuerza por convertirlo en un lugar de refugio y curación.
Sin un enfoque humano, la IA nos vuelve solitarios, comprueba un estudio de Harvard
(Majo Frias. Aleteia).
En el auge de la Inteligencia Artificial, dos investigadores se dieron a la tarea de evaluar su impacto en las emociones y el bienestar de las personas. ¿El resultado? La productividad no significará nada si no prevalece el contacto humano.
(John Burger. Aleteia).
The Mother of Mercy in the Nuba Mountains has seen a sharp increase in the number of internally displaced people and cases of malnutrition, but it is moving forward.
(Karen Hutch. Aleteia).
El maltrato infantil se puede dar de maneras distintas y en diferentes espacios, como en los lugares que aparentemente son más seguros. Presta atención a las siguientes red flags
El maltrato infantil es una grave violación de los derechos humanos que afecta a millones de niños en todo el mundo, dejando secuelas físicas, emocionales y psicológicas incluso hasta la edad adulta. La OMS calcula que hasta mil millones de niños de entre 2 y 17 años sufrieron algún tipo de violencia tan solo en el 2022 a lo largo del mundo. La misma organización calcula que aproximadamente 300 millones de niños sufren con regularidad castigos corporales o violencia psicológica de padres o cuidadores.
(Mathilde de Robien. Aleteia).
Si les pèlerinages de Chartres et de Jambville rassemblent en masse, d’autres pèlerinages emmènent aussi les fidèles sur les pas du Christ en ce week-end de Pentecôte où l’Esprit saint souffle abondamment.