Events

The theme of the world day of peace, which is celebrated on January 1, 2020 is: “PEACE AS A JOURNEY OF HOPE: DIALOGUE, RECONCILIATION AND ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION“. Pope Francis invite everyone to choose peace as a journey of hope in the face of obstacles and trial: “Peace is a great and precious value, the object of our hope and the aspiration of the entire human family. As a human...

The hope of the poor shall not perish for ever This is the title of the 3rd World Day of the Poor that is celebrated on Sunday 17 november 2019. The words of the psalm 9 express a profound truth, says the Pope in the message dedicated to this day, the truth “that faith impresses above all on the hearts of the poor, restoring lost hope in the face of injustice, sufferings and the uncertaintie...

Amazonia: new paths for the church and for an integral ecology This is the theme of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan Amazonian region that will take place in October 2019 in Rome. The preparation for this important event started in last January with the first Bishop assembly at Puerto Maldonado, in Peru and continue with the diocesan and parish reunions that are working on ...

«We are members one of another (Eph 4,25). From social network communities to the human community». With this theme pope Francis gives continuity to the communications day, the one instituted by the Second Vatican Council, in order to make the faithful responsible for a social communication guided by christian values. Here some words from the Pope’s message: “The present context calls ...

The courage to take a risk for God’s promise In encountering the Lord, some may feel the attraction of a call to the consecrated life or to the ordained priesthood.  It is a discovery that can excite and at the same time frighten us, since we feel called to become “fishers of men” in the barque of the Church by giving totally of ourselves in commitment to faithful service of the Gospel and ...

From 5 to 29 settember 2018 there will be  the XI General Chapter. The theme is: “Profetical Communities that announce the Gospel in the peripheries of the world.” Pray for us: Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Risen Lord, You who make of us but one family, unite our voices to that of Jesus, raised to the Father as we prepare for the XI General Chapter. Help us discern the places, situations and p...

“The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World” will be the theme of the IX World Meeting of Families that will be held in Dublin (Ireland), from 22 to 26 August 2018. Pope Francis will visit the meeting for the final Vigily and Holy Mass. O theme has been chosen personally by the Pope, framed in the context of the Apostolic Exhortation, as he explained in the Letter of the announcement of...