This year, wrote the archbishop, "we’ll go to venerate the image of the Madonna invoked with the title of helper, retracing the route of a big crowd of pilgrims, following the tracks of Pope John Paul II, who stopped there praying on 17th May 1996, during his first visit to the Slovenian people". The subject […]

This year, wrote the archbishop, "we’ll go to venerate the image of the Madonna invoked with the title of helper, retracing the route of a big crowd of pilgrims, following the tracks of Pope John Paul II, who stopped there praying on 17th May 1996, during his first visit to the Slovenian people". The subject […]

An "appointment of faith, expression of friendliness and brotherhood". Thus, the archbishop of Udine, Msgr. Pietro Brollo, presented the believers of the dioceses the 2008 round of the "Pilgrimage of the three peoples", the initiative which, for 26 years, has been involving the pilgrims in the Italian dioceses of Udine and Gorizia, the Slovenian dioceses […]

As for the situation of the Iraqi taking refuge in Europe, Msgr. Najim confirmed a concept already expressed on several occasions by Card. Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches: "in relation to VISA issue, one cannot decide on the basis of the requester’s religion but of his real need and necessity. The […]

"Churches and international communities should urgently mobilize to help Iraqi Christians, as well as non-Christians, to remain in Iraq. The country cannot and should not be left without its Christian side". Today, those words were said to SIR by the Chaldean procurator at the Holy See and Apostolic visitor of the Chaldeans for Europe, Msgr. […]

On Saturday, 13th September, the Pope is paying a visit to the "Institut de France" of Paris. And at 10 am, he is celebrating a Mass at the "Esplanade des Invalides" in Paris. At 4:30 pm, Benedict XVI will take another plane and go to Tarbes-Lourdes, where, at 6:30, he is paying a visit to […]

Today the Press Room of the Holy See made known the plan of the apostolic journey which Benedict XVI is making to France, from 12th to 15th September, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Lourdes apparitions. The departure from the Roman airport of Fiumicino is scheduled at 9, on Friday, 12th September, and […]

” “A course of journalism named after the martyr bishop of Mosul, Msgr. Paulos Faraj Raho. The initiative is by an organization, Youmana, taking care of media, and the Iraqi "Press House". It is going to take place in Bassora from next 20th July until 14th August. 30 journalists from different religious faiths will take […]

“La forza delle sue parole e della sua visione ci dovrebbe aiutare cosicché, sul suo esempio, non rinunciamo a proporre e a costruire un nuovo ordine nella vita pubblica e nel Paese”. A indicare in San Paolo un modello per i cristiani di oggi sono mons. Paul Cremona, arcivescovo di Malta, e mons. Mario Grech, […]

Paolo di Tarso, l’ebreo e fariseo già fiero persecutore dei cristiani “afferrato da Cristo” sulla strada di Damasco, non è solo uno straordinario personaggio di convertito, divenuto in breve tempo il primo e più importante annunciatore del cristianesimo nel mondo pagano. Paolo, si può dire, è un intero continente spirituale, un luogo di elezione dello […]