International Day of Human Fraternity

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 ...

In the complex reality in which we live, Pope Francis invites us to speak from the heart: kindle hearts, heal wounds and shed light on the day.

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...

'Please ... bear with one another in love' is the cry of Palestinian women who this year invite other Christian women around the world to pray.

VALUING WATER | IL VALORE DELL’ACQUA “….access to safe drinking water is a basic and universal human right…” Pop Francis, LS 30 Bilions of people live every day without clean, save or enough water. Our oceans, rivers and lakes are polluted and conflicts over water resources are more than 500 in the world. In this context movements and associations are struggling to ensure this fundamenta...

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

“No one can be saved alone”, is the title of the 56th message for the world day of peace written by Pope Francis.

The day in which Msgr Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador was assassinated in 1980, was chosen 28 years ago by the then Missionary Youth Movement of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Italy, to celebrate annually the “Day of Prayer and Fasting in memory of the Missionary Martyrs.” The slogan of the 2020 Day is “In Love and Alive” informs Giovanni Rocca, national secretary of ...