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Posted On 12.11.2016In Church - Francis - Movements, Dilexit ecclesiam

The Jubilee gift the Blessed Mother has asked of me

ROME – CUBA, Fr. Rolando Gibert Montes de Oca Valero • I was not aware there was a Marian Jubilee.  I found out about it from a friend’s invitation.  So I thought: the Church wants to give Blessed Mother a gift… but surely she will give us something better, and I began to ask myself what would be the richest gift that Blessed Mother would want to give us… In conjunction with the Jubilee, some friends from the Neo-catechumenal Way invited me to a “Catechetical Symphonic Celebration.”  It was aRead More

Posted On 01.08.2016In Covenant solidarity with Francis, Dilexit ecclesiam

Merciful God and Father of All, awaken us from the sleep of indifference …

GERMANY, From Maria Fischer • I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me (Mt 25:35-36). These words of Jesus answer the question that arises so often in our minds and hearts: “Where is God?” Where is God, if evil is present in our world, if there areRead More

Posted On 19.02.2016In Dilexit ecclesiam

“Let me learn about your way of thinking and speaking, your way of asking and of existing…”

AUSTRIA, by Susi Mitter • Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl (*5 March 1963 at Gleisdorf, Styria, Austria), member of the Focolare Movement, has been the bishop of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau since April 2015. He learned about the Schoenstatt Movement in the Styria province. He was present at a Schoenstatt gathering that the Schoenstatt Family organized on 8 December 2014 at the Graz Episcopal Seminary, since he was the rector of the seminary at that time. On this occasion, leaders of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau Family Branch: Alenka and Ernst Körbler, KarinRead More

Posted On 09.12.2015In Dilexit ecclesiam

The General Council of the Schoenstatt Fathers visited the Church of SS. Salvatore in Onda

ROME, ITALY, via sac.info, Casa Generalizia della Società dell’Apostolato Cattolico • Every Wednesday, the Pallottine Family in Rome gathers around the altar of St. Vincent Pallotti to pray together. 2nd December 2015 was a special day because, together with the priests, brothers, sisters and lay members of the UAC, were present also the Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers, Fr. Juan Pablo Catoggio and all the other members of his General Administration, elected on 22 August 2015. The Holy Mass was presided over by Fr. Martin Manus, General Consultor. InRead More

Posted On 21.10.2015In Dilexit ecclesiam

The Call to Solidarity: A statement of the Jesuit Major Superiors of Europe

The Assembly of Jesuit Provincials in Europe (CEP) who are gathered in Rome have reiterated their commitment to refugees and migrants. They have, therefore, issued a declaration about a special call towards solidarity • Since January of this year, hundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived in Europe by different routes. We are deeply saddened at the suffering they have endured. We are shocked, as we hear of the death of hundreds as they cross the Mediterranean or who suffocate in lorries as they try to reach Europe. Refugees ThoseRead More

Posted On 31.08.2015In Covenant solidarity with Francis, Dilexit ecclesiam

In Covenant Solidarity with Pope Francis: first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

Pontifical Coucil for Justice and Peace • At the end of his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis recalled that next Tuesday, September 1st, the Church will mark the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Following in the footsteps of the Orthodox Church, Catholics are encouraged to organize prayer and practical initiatives to combat the environmental crisis facing our planet. Noting that local Churches around the world are planning events to reflect on the ways our lifestyles impact the environment, the Pope said he will beRead More

Posted On 06.08.2015In Dilexit ecclesiam

A statue of Saint Joseph for the Cathedral of Havana – a contribution of solidarity within the framework of Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba

CUBA/ARGENTINA, AICA and Osvaldo Martín • A statue of Saint Joseph, a little over six feet high and weighing about 176lbs, will be transported from the Basilica de San José de Flores [The Basilica of Saint Joseph of Flowers] to the Cathedral of Havana, Cuba, where it will be blessed by Pope Francis during his apostolic visit on 19-22 September. Behind this gesture toward the Cuban people is a story of a neighbor from the Flores’ neighborhood. He is profoundly devoted to Saint Joseph, and he moved heaven and earthRead More

Posted On 24.06.2015In Dilexit ecclesiam, Schoenstatters

New Bishop of Blumenau, Brazil, a member of the Schoenstatt Priests’ Federation

VATICAN/BRAZIL, Maria Fischer • Today Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Rafael Biernaski of Curitiba, Brazil, as Bishop of Blumenau, Brazil. The Blumenau Diocese covers over 3,835㎢, and has a population of 671.282, of whom 460.282 are Catholics, with 67 Priests, 79 Religious and 53 permanent deacons. Blumenau is a town known for its traditions, which it has preserved from the German settlers who founded it. It lives strongly from ecological and cultural tourism. The Oktoberfest of Blumenau, based on the Munich Oktoberfest, was started in 1984 in order to encourageRead More

Posted On 23.06.2015In Church - Francis - Movements, Dilexit ecclesiam

Presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris of the Synod: “The vocation and the mission of the family in the Church and contemporary world”

Vatican City, Vatican Information Service VIS • This morning in the Holy See Press Office a press conference was held to present the Instrumentum Laboris of the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme, “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and contemporary world” (4-25 October 2015). UPDATE: text of the Instrumentum Laborius now in english   The speakers were: Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops; Cardinal Peter Erdo, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, general rapporteur of the 14th GeneralRead More

Posted On 16.06.2015In Church - Francis - Movements, Dilexit ecclesiam

A giant step for the laity

Chile, by Bárbara Brain • From the title to daily practice, things changed in the Santiago Church last April with the appointment of a couple to a post that is usually occupied by a priest. The Family Pastoral vicariate is presently the “episcopal delegates” – yes, plural – for the Family Pastoral, and it is no long the vicariate, but the Episcopal Delegation in this field, although its function and status remain intact. José Manuel Borgoño and Mónica Undurraga are the couple in charge of this task. They have beenRead More

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