The 2025 fraternity campaign has as its theme “Fraternity and integral ecology”. Sr. Rosanna tells how they are living it in the archdiocese of Manaus.
Day by day, we are becoming increasingly aware of the enormous destruction of our planet earth and its inhabitants. However, contextual and creative reflections/actions continue to emerge in order to combat ecological crisis, making environmental challenges central to Christian life and praxis. Often we have heard of the pastoral care in hospitals, schools, villages, etc,. But Pastoral care of t...
271. The different religions, based on their respect for each human person as a creature called to be a child of God, contribute significantly to building fraternity and defending justice in society. Dialogue between the followers of different religions does not take place simply for the sake of diplomacy, consideration or tolerance. In the words of the Bishops of India, “the goal of dialogue is...
The ground breaking encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” of Pope Francis invites us to transcend every barrier and border, and rise above the dividing factors like races, colour, faith, cast and class.
India’s culture is amongst the worlds oldest. It varies from place to place, depending on its vast geography. Over the centuries, there has been a significant fusion of varied cultures. People in India speak different languages, dress differently, follow different religions, eat different food, celebrate different festivals, but they are of the same temperament. So whether it is a joyous occasio...
Todos os dias, através dos noticiários, acompanhamos o cenário mundial atual, onde contemplamos a situação de intensificação de vários conflitos nas relações pessoais e sociais, que tendem a contribuir para manter uma “cultura de violência” que envolve todas as esferas da sociedade.
Pope Francis’ latest Encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ on Fraternity and Social friendship calls for more human fraternity and solidarity. It focuses on contemporary social and economic problems, and proposes an ideal world of fraternity in which all countries can be part of a “larger human family”. In to the contemporary world which furnishes more priority to technology and developmen...
Reading of the encyclical “Fratelli tutti” enlightened some of my simple experiences of missionary life in this land of Tunisia. It is well known that here we cannot make the direct proclamation of the Gospel and that life witness and informal encounters with people are therefore a priority. What struck me in the encyclical and reflects in some of my experiences is similar to what the Pope spe...
I am Sr. Marisa Pereira, Brazilian and I am a Missionary Sister of the Immaculate, destined for Bangladesh in 2010. In this country, I met simple and welcoming people who helped me to take the first steps in the land to which I was sent. I began to understand the local reality, to adapt to a different way of thinking and looking at various situations. Learning the language helped me a lot to inter...
Desidero tanto che, in questo tempo che ci è dato di vivere, riconoscendo la dignità di ogni persona umana, possiamo far rinascere tra tutti un’aspirazione mondiale alla fraternità.
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