The wave of violence that has hit the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not stopped: in the Kivu province, the total number of evacuees has reached 857 thousand. It was stated today by the UN. In 2008, despite the ceasefire reached in January between the Congolese government and the rebel […]

"In this island, there are Christian roots that need to be nourished all the time. I am sure your experience of life and work will give them a substantial contribution": these are the words spoken on June 29th by card. Sean Brady, president of the Irish Bishops Conference, to mgr. Noël Treanor, ordained bishop of […]

Una Giornata mondiale della gioventù nel segno della fede ma anche del dialogo tra religioni. Ne è convinta Josie Lacey, responsabile nazionale delle attività multiculturali e interreligiose per la comunità ebraica australiana, una dei 40 rappresentanti di altre religioni che incontreranno Benedetto XVI nella sala capitolare della cattedrale di St. Mary il 18 luglio. In […]

Per le strade di Brisbane sabato scorso non si è sentito intonare Waltizing Matilda, ma in moltissime case, più tardi, le famiglie riunite hanno cantato le mille versioni, alcune di carattere marcatamente pacifista, di questa splendida e trascinante ballata che è diventata una sorta di inno non ufficiale della nazione australiana. Sabato è stata infatti […]

” ” Benedict XVI’s message for the 42nd World Peace Day (January 1st 2009) will be named: “Fighting poverty, building peace". The subject chosen by the Pope, according to the short note published today by the newsroom of the Holy See, aims at "highlighting the need of an urgent response from the human family to […]

Because of the Pagan culture, "Paul had to be radical, radical and controversial", comment the bishops of Malta and Gozo. Despite the climate which was against "the proclamation of the faith", he "felt no embarrassment nor did he feel any fear, he did not mince his words, he did not stop being ready". "Brave with […]

"The strength of his words and his vision should help us, so that, according to his example, we will not give up proposing or building a new order in public life and in the country". Saint Paul is proposed as an example for today’s Christians by mgr. Paul Cremona, archbishop of Malta, and mgr. Mario […]

All the WYD of Sydney live online at old.agensir.it, the website of the agency SIR, Servizio Informazione Religiosa (Religious News Service). Every day, from Sydney and Rome, bulletins with news and comments in Italian and English to follow the WYD live, from the days in the dioceses, in particular in Melbourne where about 4000 Italians […]

"Meeting Christ’s love opens up hope in the heart. Every hope, in life, is the fruit and consequence of the love we receive. And, vice versa, it is the lack of love that so many times makes us give up hope, to the point that it seems it’s not worth living at all". This is […]

"Getting to know and meeting Muslims". This is the title of "a training session" that the National Service for Relations with Islam of the French Bishops Conference will organise in Orsay from 3 to 10 July. It will be, explains father Cristophe Roucou, director of the National Service, "a training session, not a session of […]