Massimo Naro

Jubilee

Biblical rootedness, liturgical contextualization, theological argument and, above all, experiential concreteness: these are the registers that resonate harmonically throughout the Apostolic Letter “Misericordia et Misera” that Pope Francis has given to the Church on the day marking the closing of the Extraordinary Jubilee celebrated worldwide. It would be enough to comment on the title to […]

Jubilee

The Jubilee Year dedicated to mercy has just ended. It’s an important moment to reflect on what we have experienced and to reflect on the extent to which the call for the abounding love of mercy penetrates our hearts. Although Francis’ first Jubilee has come to an end, we are faced with the mounting challenge […]

International scenarios

“Celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, along with Pope Francis’ recent visit to Sweden, are the object of broad debate. The relations between Christian Churches is an important theme today, which influences political decisions across many EU Countries”: Jan Tombinski, Polisj is the new head of the EU delegation to the Holy […]

Jubilee of Prisoners

Pope Francis has proposed a change of paradigm: putting the dignity of the human person at the centre of criminal law issues. In fact, human dignity does not pertain to the realm of duties. Human dignity is the cornerstone of human rights. Human dignity is not lost and forgotten according to specific circumstances or behaviours. […]

Choice of civilization

The message for the next Day for Life, celebrated on February 5 2017, refers to children’s dreams. It is not a poetic licence. What do children dream? They usually dream things they are promised by adults: a beautiful day, a prize, an excursion with the family, a time for leisure. In addition to this, adults […]

Heightened tension

Over the past weeks relations between Russia and the United States reached the highest level of tension in the past decades, probably the most serious since the mid-1980s. A nuclear catastrophe is not behind the corner: the governments of Moscow and Washington have no intention of waging an open, direct war. However, the situation is […]

Holy Year, a preliminary evaluation

The German and Austrian Churches “responded with deep faith” to the Holy Year of Mercy. Not only large dioceses, but also individual parish communities have organized pilgrimages to Rome and to the Vatican, highlighting “the importance of the proposal of Pope Francis to fully live the Jubilee also at local level”, and in the shrines […]

Vita da fotoreporter

Il 24 settembre ad Amatrice (un mese esatto dal sisma) entro in punta di piedi nella tenda dove si sta celebrando Messa. Non come un ladro ma come una persona che non vuole disturbare, cerco la posizione che possa dare meno fastidio a tutti. Non sto neppure in piedi per non impedire la vista a chi sta dietro di […]

The old continent is marking time

The image that could best describe European reality today is the image of a woman watching the sun slowly go down. That person is not necessarily old, for age doesn’t always determine the decline of energy, enthusiasm, and of the yearning to seek alternative options. Thus it wouldn’t be appropriate to make cross-generational comparisons. Instead, […]

East European Church

“Catholics in Georgia are preparing to welcome the successor of Peter, looking forward to a testimony of the faith which they strongly need in an environment which not always encourages their presence”, said Father Akaki Chelidze, chancellor of the Apostolic Administration for the Caucasus and the Latin rite, first Catholic of the Camillian order in […]