(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa) For environmental reporting to be impactful, communicators must rediscover the beauty of nature and bring it out in their work, participants at a workshop for Catholic journalists in…
Clima, irricevibili gli insulti del Papa
(Riccardo Cascioli. La Nuova Bussola). In una intervista alla tv americana CBS, papa Francesco dà degli «stupidi» a scienziati ed esperti che negano l’emergenza climatica. Parole pesanti e inaccettabili, che rivelano anche un grosso…
Libertà religiosa, un falso appiglio per la “dottrina Tucho”
(Luisella Scrosati. La Nuova Bussola). Il cardinale Fernández ha evocato anche Dignitatis humanae a sostegno della sua personalissima nozione di “sviluppo”. Un paragone che non regge, rivelandosi l’ennesimo pretesto per disfare il magistero. Continue reading… Subjects:…
Archdiocese of Vienna: Only 7.5 per cent of church members attend Holy Mass
(Kath ). Wiener Bischofsvikar Josef Grünwidl: Es gibt immer weniger Religionslehrkräfte, das Minus im Diözesanbudget erfordere harte Sparmaßnahmen und die Trennung von Einrichtungen Angesichts der großen Herausforderungen für die katholische Kirche mit…
Iglesia católica apoyará la búsqueda de personas desaparecidas en el conflicto.
(María Isabel Ortiz Fonnegra. El Tiempo). El Estado, que tiene la responsabilidad de buscar a más de 100.000 personas que desaparecieron en medio del conflicto armado, sumó un actor clave para apoyar…
Brazil’s bishops alarmed over growing number of land disputes under Lula’s government.
(EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA. OSV News. NCR). SAO PAULO, Brazil. The number of conflicts over land, water or forest territories grew in Brazil in 2023, reaching 2,203 cases and impacting more than 950,000…
Colombia celebra los 10 años de la Red Eclesial Panamazónica.
(Ángel Alberto Morillo. Vida Nueva). “Espiritualidades, saberes, sabores y semillas amazónicas”, bajo este nombre la Iglesia colombiana realizó un segundo Encuentro regional con sus agentes pastorales para conmemorar los 10 años de…
Ucraina. I sacerdoti chiamati alle armi. La Santa Sede tace.
(Silere non possum). Il 3 aprile 2024 si è svolto un incontro fra il presidente ucraino e una delegazione di vescovi della Chiesa cattolica latina e delle Chiese protestanti dell’Ucraina. Erano presenti:…
Paulist summit targets ‘toxic polarization’ in US Catholic Church, society
(NCR. EANNINE M. PITAS). AHarvard-based lawyer who facilitates conflict resolution workshops, the founder of a national movement focused on depolarizing conversations, and an NGO leader with international peacebuilding experience were among the…
Il Papa a Venezia dalle detenute della Giudecca: “In carcere sofferenza da sovraffollamento e violenze”
(DOMENICO AGASSO. La Stampa). Francesco, come primo gesto nella sua visita a Venezia, saluta, una a una, le circa 80 donne recluse che lo attendevano alla Giudecca. Accanto al Papa il patriarca…
Mayoría de sacerdotes en Sierra Leona son hijos de musulmanes, afirma obispo.
(Aciprensa. Walter Sánchez Silva.). Mons. Natale Paganelli es un obispo de 66 años que llegó como misionero javeriano en 2005 a Sierra Leona. En una entrevista con la revista católica Omnes, publicada…
Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn’t easy
(Yara Nardi. Reuters). Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art exhibition, a prison and…
Chiesa argentina e memoria nazionale
(SETTIMANA. Flavio Lazzarin). Guerra delle Malvinas. Il 3 aprile scorso, una notizia ignorata dai media egemonici e pescata casualmente in un articolo dell’IHU, Istituto Humanitas, Brasile, mi lascia molto perplesso. Il 2 aprile, anniversario…
Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale’s must-see prison show
(NICOLE WINFIELD AND PAOLO SANTALUCIA. AP) Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an…
Selected evangelisation stories
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Analysis and context articles
To end the week we leave some interesting articles to deepen and broaden the view on some current issues. It is difficult to know the real motivation behind many things that happen…
Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says
(Crispian Balmer. Reuters). Pope Francis will attend this year’s Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit to discuss the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday….
Polémica: la escuela concertada indignada, ante las acusaciones de ESADE de cobrar “cuotas ilegales”
(Religión Confidencial). La polémica ha surgido a raíz de la investigación llevada a cabo por Esade- EsadeEcPol,una institución académica privada de educación superior, realizada por los investigadores Lucas Gortazar, Ángel Mártinez Jorge y Xavier…
Luis Argüello: “Los migrantes y el no nacido tienen radical dignidad”
(Vida Nueva. José Beltrán). El arzobispo de Valladolid conversa con Vida Nueva como nuevo presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Española Continue reading.. Subjects: Spain
Papa Francesco all’Azione Cattolica Italiana: siate portatori di abbracci
(Simone Baroncia. Korazym). Questa mattina 80.000 tesserati dell’Azione Cattolica Italiana hanno accolto in piazza san Pietro a ‘braccia aperte’, che per ricambiare l’affetto ha compiuto due giri della piazza, aprendo i lavori…
Auditionnée par la commission parlementaire sur la fin de vie, la Conférence des évêques de France (CEF) émet ses réserves
(Église Catholique). Ce mercredi 24 avril 2024, Mgr Pierre d’Ornellas, archevêque de Rennes, Responsable du groupe de travail « Bioéthique » et Mgr Vincent Jordy, archevêque de Tours, Vice-président de la CEF, en charge des questions…
El cardenal Parolin y las “cinco preguntas que agitan a la Iglesia”
(Hernan Sergio Mora. Omnes). El 24 de abril el periodista vaticano Ignazio Ingrao, de TG1 RAI, presentó su libro «Cinco preguntas que agitan a la Iglesia» junto al cardenal Pietro Parolin. Al…
Priests’ talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube
(Nicolás de Cárdenas. CNA). “The Sacristy of the Vendée” is now back on YouTube. Nearly two months ago, the priests featured on the Spanish-language talk show voluntarily suspended the program in the wake of…
The impossible synodal debate on ‘deaconesses’
(The Pillar. ED. Condon). A Vatican synod official raised again this week the possibility of female deacons being introduced into the Church in an interview with a German Catholic newspaper. In an…
Synodensekretärin: Frauendiakonat könnte Ortskirchen überlassen werden
(Katholisch). Werden künftig Frauen zu Diakoninnen geweiht? Synoden-Untersekretärin Nathalie Becquart möchte sich mit einer Einschätzung zurückhalten. Sie sieht aber die Möglichkeit, die Frage regional unterschiedlich zu lösen. Continue reading… Subjects: Germany, Synod…
Nur 4 deutsche Bistümer sagen NEIN zum ‘Synodaen Irrweg/Ausschuss’
(Köln. Kath). Das Erzbistum Köln hat am gestrigen Mittwoch mitgeteilt, dass die Bischöfe von Eichstätt, Köln, Passau und Regensburg auch weiterhin nicht am Synodalen Ausschuss teilnehmen werden, da dieser einen Synodalen Rat…
Catholic Church tells politicians, not to put Christian sectarianism in the constitution
(AsiaNews. Port Moresby). While the country is getting ready to welcome Pope Francis in September, amendments have been proposed to assert the country’s Christian identity. For the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, this is…
Pope Francis says of Ukraine, Gaza: “A negotiated peace is better than a war without end”
(CBS NEWS. Norah O’Donnell). Pope Francis pleaded for peace worldwide amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, telling CBS News on Wednesday that “a negotiated peace is better than a war without…
Esta es la primera diócesis de México que elimina la obligatoriedad de los padrinos de Bautismo y Confirmación.
(Diego López Colín. ACIPRENSA). La Diócesis de Azcapotzalco, ubicada en la Ciudad de México, se convierte en la primera de la Iglesia Católica en el país en decretar que ya “no será…
Thousands at Western Wall for priestly blessing, with prayers for hostages’ return
(CHARLIE SUMMERS. The Time of Israel) Thousands of Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall recited a special prayer Thursday for the return of hostages held by Hamas, during the traditional priestly blessing…