International Day of Human Fraternity

The XII General Chapter will be celebrated from 8 to 29 September 2024

EIGHT WORLD DAY OF THE POOR The prayer of the poor rises up to God (cf. Sir 21:5)

The International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking 8 February- Mermorial of Saint Bakhita On February 8, 2019 let’s turn on a light against the trafficking of persons, to celebrate the 5th edition of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. In these years, gathering in prayer has facilitated collaborating and overcoming the boundaries within w...

Pope Francis begins his message by recalling a letter he wrote last year in which he chose four key words – pain, gratitude, encouragement, and praise – as a way of “thanking priests and supporting their ministry”. Today, he says, those same words can “be addressed to the whole people of God”, alongside a passage from Matthew’s Gospel that recounts the “remarkable experience of Jes...

A culture of care as a path to peace This is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 54th message on the occasion of the world day for peace: a culture of care as a way to combat the culture of indifference, waste and confrontation so prevalent in our time. Promoting a culture of care calls for a process of education that begins in the family, the natural and fundamental nucleus of society, in ...

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is an opportunity to call on everyone to support the thousands of victims of torture.

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...