” ” "The purpose of the Synod is mainly about ministry and mission. It is about listening to the Word of God to discern how the Spirit and the Church are trying to respond to the gift of the Word incarnate through the love for the Holy Scripture and the proclamation of the Kingdom of […]

” ” During the Esztergom assembly, the Bishops tackled other relevant issues, such as stem cell research, euthanasia and dialogue with Islam. In the release, the Presidents confirm their ‘no’ "to research on embryo stem cells and to euthanasia. The Catholic Church rejects this type of research since it requires that human embryos be killed. […]

” “"The attention of the Church for the media and that of the media for the Church are growing in Europe. Many initiatives have been deployed by the Bishops Conferences and by their media, TVs, radios, newspapers, press agencies and websites. However, more often than not, the Church is slandered or defamed" by the media. […]

"Despite the homely has been rearranged at the Council, many believers are still dissatisfied with the ministry of preaching," said cardinal Ouellet, general speaker at the Synod, in his opening address. "This dissatisfaction is the reason why many Catholics have left for other religious groups. To fill in the gaps in preaching, we know that […]

In his address cardinal Ouellet pointed out that "the faith experience and the missionary impulse of Christians are seriously undermined by different sociocultural events such as secularisation, religious pluralism, globalisation, the proliferation of mass media and their various effects, the widening gap between rich and poor, the spreading of esoteric doctrines, the threats to peace […]

"We expected the repeal might be stayed, not revised. We are very worried". This was said by mgr. Shlemon Warduni, patriarchal vicar of Baghdad, who doesn’t mince his words to highlight all the aversion of the Chaldeian Church for the repealing of art. 50 of the electoral law of the provincial councils, that actually takes […]

Delegates of Arab, Turkish, Turkoman, Sunni and Shiite political and religious organisations visited the Chaldean bishopric in Kirkuk to express their solidarity with the Christian minority after the Iraqi Parliament had repealed, a few days ago, art. 50 of the electoral law of the Provincial Councils, which gave 15 seats to the minorities in six […]

"At the end of the Sermon on the Mountain, the Lord tells us about the two options for building the house of one’s life: on the sand or on the rock. Those who build on the sand are those who only build on visible and tangible things, on success, on career, on money. These seem […]

"Promoting a close union and cooperation between the Pope and the Bishops of all over the world, providing direct and accurate information about the situation and the problems of the Church, boosting agreement on the doctrine and pastoral action, addressing very important and relevant issues". These, recalled Benedict XVI during yesterday’s Angelus, are "the goals" […]

A moved Pope started last night at 7 pm the "La Bibbia giorno e notte" programme by reading the beginning of the first book of Genesis, in a TV link with the basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome. The telethon, during which all of the Bible will be read, was hosted for the first […]