The Awá People between bullets and indifference

While I was listening to the complaints from the leaders of the Inkal Awá people, the words of the president of the Truth Commission, Father Francisco de Roux, came to me in his speech at the presentation of the Final Report of this institution: “…Indifference of large sectors of society who seem unaware of the … Read more

Go to God “with all that you carry in your heart”, the Pope urges young people in Medjugorje

“With an open heart, come on towards [Dieu], take His yoke and learn from him. Go to the Master to become his disciples and heirs to his promise of peace,” Pope Francis says in a message sent in Italian and Croatian on August 2, 2022 to participants of the ‘Mladifest’an annual prayer meeting for young … Read more

Hundreds of people came to this Franciscan Sanctuary to receive the “forgiveness of Assisi”

Hundreds of faithful participated in Rome in the feast of the “forgiveness of Assisi” in the Sanctuary of San Francesco a Ripa. The celebrations began on August 1 in the afternoon with the availability of several confessors and with two Eucharistic Celebrations. The following day, August 2, confessions continued in the morning and in the … Read more

Christian festival: at “Welcome to Paradise”, the challenge of anchoring the faith in young people

“I grew up in a Catholic family but this year I felt a hollow in my faith, begins Axelle, 18, brown hair pulled up in a bun. In my first year of nursing school, I was surrounded by a lot of non-believers. I wanted to come here to grow my faith. » Sitting alongside other … Read more

Why do young people commit suicide?

Campaign early detection of depression and suicide prevention at home “protective families happy families” The increase in depression and child and adolescent suicides is increasing and it is up to the whole society to assume an active role. Here are some reflections on the matter to be life-saving actors in our lives. The absence of … Read more

Young people from all over Europe at the Taizé meeting that returns after the pandemic

The European meeting of young people led by the Taizé Community kicks off today in Turin. Boys and girls are expected to arrive from Italy and all over Europe, but also from Egypt, Indonesia and the United States. In the press conference this morning the presentation of the events that will go on until July … Read more

The mission of the Innu priest: to reconcile Aboriginal people with the Church

People call me father Ali. To be called priest, that does not join mehe explains in his living room which is glued to the church of the community. Like any self-respecting man of faith, he wears the cross around his neck. More original, he wore a traditional Innu jacket that the community gave him. On … Read more

This parishionerless parish that sees thousands of people pass by every day

It is a church that vibrates as much as the neighborhood that surrounds it. Saint-Louis d’Antin is a living parish, a place of passage and contemplation, training and prayer. Report in one of the busiest churches in Paris. Whatever time of day you go there, you are never alone in Saint-Louis d’Antin, a parish located … Read more

Dolores Pérez Frías: “Warmth lives in people and there is a lot of that in the Holy Land”

Dolores Perez Frias is the director of Israel Tourism in Spain and Portugal. She encourages returning to the land of Jesus, a trip that can be done safely and without the need to present diagnostic tests for COVID or a vaccination certificate. “Israel is a unique destination for parishioners who have been looking forward to … Read more

First District. Young people: sharing together

Growth of the Faith, belonging, involvement: strategies to attract the new generations to the churches The “youth” aspect was one of the topics to which the First District Conference devoted the most time and attention. For the FGEI, the Evangelical Youth Federation in Italy, Anna Paola Carbonatto, secretary of the National Council, informed about the … Read more