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Pope Francis now has his very own user profile in Click to Pray,, the official app of the Worldwide Prayer Network. Available in six languages (Spanish, English, Italian, French, Portuguese and German), Click to Pray, (www.clicktopray.org) has three main sections: Pray with the Pope, which contains Pope Francis’s monthly prayer intentions; Pray every day, …

For the first time in the history of India, two women about 40 years old managed to enter the Hindu temple of Sabarimala, Kerala and pray in its “sancta sanctorum”–the inner part of the temple accessible only to men. Last September the country’s Supreme Court abolished the ban that prohibited access to this temple to… Read more »

In 2018, 40 missionaries (most of them priests) were killed throughout the world, almost twice as many as the 23 of the previous year. According to the data collected by Fides News Agency, 35 priests, 1 seminarian and 4 lay missionaries were killed in 2018. We use the term missionary for all the baptized, aware… Read more »

Telepace, an Italy-based Catholic radio-television network that disseminates in particular Pope Francis’ audiences and celebrations, will be forty years old this year. In his meeting with the broadcasting staff, the Pope encouraged them to continue to be the voice of those who have no voice. Quoting the Telepace motto, he highlighted the network’s vocation to… Read more »

Crimes against media workers are crimes against human rights because they violate fundamental freedoms and undermine the principles of the rule of law. These dangers were recognized on the international level by means of a UN General Assembly resolution in 2013, which established an International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists. A report… Read more »

A great multimedia production that for the first time transforms the full text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church into a 25-hour film, divided into 46 half-hour episodes that take the viewer on an extraordinary journey across the five continents. Distributed in DVD format by the SSP Publishing Group, the Videocatechism of the Catholic

A medieval village in Wales is home to a unique open-air bookshop. Open 24 hours a day, the shop is run on the principles of honesty and trust. Books can be donated, borrowed or bought by putting a small donation in a strongbox set in the wall of Hay Castle for this purpose. The Honesty… Read more »

From 22-27 October 2018, numerous elementary and high schools all over Italy celebrated for the fifth consecutive year Libriamoci (Let’s Read!) Week–an initiative dedicated to helping young people discover the pleasure and power of reading and its ability to involve everyone when it is done out loud. Almost 300 people, many of them well known

“In a world in which the rights of women, children and those who cannot defend themselves are denied, Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege are people who can explain their pain to a wider global audience.” With these words, Abraham Mathai, founder of the Harmony Foundation, set forth the reasons that led the institution to bestow… Read more »

Contemplative Action and Active Contemplation: Buddhist and Christian Nuns in Dialogue: this was the theme of the first joint International Conference between consecrated women of the two religions, held in the city of Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan, on the initiative of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, the Association of Major Women Superiors of Taiwan