Church – Francis – Movements Category

ROMA, mda. Who is this Bergoglio who speaks so simply and naturally that everyone can understand him? Who is this Francis who sits among a group of people and speaks frankly and honestly and is not afraid of the truth, and refers to the Holy Spirit as his most obvious ally? "We need to allow ourselves to be guided by Him, even if He takes us along unchartered paths; we need to be transformed by Him so that our message is always the Word, accompanied by real life; a spiritRead More
org. From now on we will publish statements of Pope Frances as our "door to the week" for each step on our way in the everyday life of our pilgrimage. They are statements from the previous week, statements that will inspire us to become increasingly missionary pilgrims, who live in solidarity, who are poor, joyful, open and simple pilgrims who pray for renewal - in and with the Church - renewal in the genuine spirit of the covenant. Without humility there is neither effectiveRead More
mda. On Sunday the Church all round the world was united in prayer for an hour – for the first simultaneous Eucharistic Adoration. All over the world Catholics united at 5 p.m. Central European Summer Time in Cathedrals, churches and religious houses to pray. Pope Francis led the Eucharistic Adoration in St Peter's, while Catholic churches in more than seventy countries joined in. This hour of common adoration around the globe was one of the climaxes of the Year of Faith, and an historical event, because for the first timeRead More
PARAGUAY, Father Antonio Cosp. On February 23rd, three days before traveling to Rome, thirty-five Schoenstatt Fathers of Father’s Region (Argentina, Italy, Nigeria, Paraguay and Uruguay) met with the Cardinal in the Curia of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. I was grateful to con-celebrate with him for the first time in his cathedral. We came from Florencio Varela in different automobiles and at different times. He welcomed each group at the door, and he led us into a simple hall. There was a brief introduction, and he made himself available forRead More
org. From now on we will publish statements of Pope Frances as our "door to the week" for each step on our way in the everyday life of our pilgrimage. They are statements from the previous week, statements that will inspire us to become increasingly missionary pilgrims, who live in solidarity, who are poor, joyful, open and simple pilgrims who pray for renewal - in and with the Church - renewal in the genuine spirit of the covenant. Without humility there is neither effective service nor inner and genuine renewal.Read More
TOGETHER FOR EUROPE, Aurelio Molé. Representatives of movements and Christian communities gathered in Rome in preparation for the great European event of May 12, 2012 in Brussels. We are publishing an interview with Severin Schmid, Focolare Movement.      Read More
SCOTLAND, Fr. Michael Savage. For members of Schoenstatt this was a welcome return to the old Schoenstatt home at Ardmory in Langside Glasgow. As we walked up the front path there was a sense of coming home. The afternoon conference brought together members from the Focolare, the community of the risen Christ and Schoenstatt.      Read More
INTERNATIONAL, Sant’Egidio. 11 September 2001 -  11 September 2011. In Munich, in connection with Ground Zero in New York, a global memory collects the major world religions.        Read More
Sant’Egidio. "The spirit of Assisi comes to Monaco", announced last July 7 in Monaco card. Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of the city, in a press briefing, held together with representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio, which for 25 years - since the Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi in 1986 - promoted every year, meetings of dialogue and collaboration between leaders of Christian churches and of great world religions, picking up this legacy.Read More
INTERNATIONAL, mkf. Holy Cross Family Ministries invite youth and all people with youthful hearts to join in a worldwide campaign of prayer, FIRM IN FAITH WITH MARY, praying the Rosary for World Youth Day on Saturdays from the beginning of May until WYD takes place in August.The initiator and Director of Holy Cross Family Ministries, Fr. James Phalan, who recently visited Schoenstatt to entrust this campaign to Our Lady of Schoenstatt, says: "With your help and the help of others in the Church throughout the world, we have, through God'sRead More