The events of the Jubilee Year are continuing in Bethlehem as well and the pupils of the Terra Santa College set off, with songs and prayers, for the Shepherds’ Field. Pupils from the sixth to the eleventh grade (aged 11 to 16), accompanied by their teachers and the head teacher of the school, Fra George Haddad, walked together through the streets of Bethlehem in the direction of the Shepherds’ Field, where they then celebrated a Mass in the Croatian chapel, […]
“Be yourselves, for everyone, signs of hope”: these were the words (you can read the full text HERE) that Pope Francis addressed to the members of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (C.E.L.R.A.) who are holding their annual meeting in the Vatican. The Pope greeted them on the morning of 28 August in the Paul VI Audience Hall. Flame of hope The Pope expressed his closeness to those present and the Churches in the whole Region. […]
Maria de Lurdes Nunes, who was affectionately called Lurdinha by her friends, a journalist at the Christian Media Center and a missionary of Canção Nova, passed away on Friday 6 December, at the age of 64, after years of a battle against a tumour. She had returned to Brazil only a few weeks ago and a few days ago she was taken to the hospital of Barra Mansa (Rio de Janeiro). She died at 12 noon, reciting the prayer of […]
On 17th December, an event was held in the Vatican under the patronage of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, when three people, who have stood out in their lives in the fight against poverty, were received and rewarded. The distinction for this commitment to the poorest and most vulnerable was awarded to them by Pope Francis on the day of his birthday, as a sign of gratitude for the tireless work by these three “examples of charity”. The recipients of […]
