The cornerstones of the Synod
ChurchThe 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place from 4 to 29 October. Here is the experience of Monsignor Paolo Pezzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Mother of God in Moscow.
The 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place from 4 to 29 October. Here is the experience of Monsignor Paolo Pezzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Mother of God in Moscow.
Hundreds of friends, over eighty volunteers. Intense dialogues on suffering, education, social media, charitable work. And then music, exhibitions... And a single theme: 'To truly live'. A chronicle of the three days in Seville.
Little Indi Gregory died on Sunday night. Her story puts everyone in front of the first evidence in our life: “we do not make ourselves.”The contribution of Giuliana Ruggieri, member of the National Bioethics Committee.
The war between Hamas and Israel broke out while the CL community was gathered for the Beginning Day. Dialogues, testimonies, tensions. And a discovery. From the November issue of Tracce.
While the fate of the English child is being decided, CL stands by her and her family and supports their demands, also in light of her possible transfer to Italy. The words of Davide Prosperi.
The events in the Middle East and around the world, a spiral of hatred that seems unstoppable. What does this drama have to do with us? And what does it take to be able to face all this?
The texts of Francesco Fadigati's testimony and Matteo Severgnini's synthesis of the Gioventù Studentesca Equipe. La Thuile, 8-10 September 2023
CL adheres to the day of prayer, fasting, penance on 27 October, called by the Pope. The communities of the movement are invited to get involved in the initiatives proposed in the parishes and dioceses.
The Hamas-Israel war does not stop. The Patriarch of Jerusalem writes to the faithful of his diocese: "God’s answer to the question of why the righteous suffer, is not an explanation, but a Presence". The text of the letter
The parish priest from Gaza, the Muslim architect who repairs churches, the elderly atheist who converts. Tommaso Saltini, director of Pro Terra Sancta, describes a place that "still has one strength: to propose God to the world."
Notes from the words of Francesco Cassese and Davide Prosperi at the Beginning Day of the Adults of Communion and Liberation of the Lombardy Region, and the testimony of Jone Echarri.
Synthesis by Fr. Francesco Ferrari to the Equipe of University Students of CL. La Thuile (Aosta), August 29–September 1, 2023.
The President of Communion and Liberation:"Concrete and reasonable response to violence and war, we join the invocation for peace launched by Patriarch Pizzaballa."
Nadine, Rami and Yuval, from the Israeli-Palestinian Parents Circle-Families Forum: "We are in the dark, but together we do not stop calling for dialogue as the only way". Fr. Ibrahim Faltas: "Jerusalem is the key to peace."
CL joins Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa's call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace on Tuesday 17 October. Here the words of Davide Prosperi and of the Patriarch
The presentation of "The Religious Sense" in the North African capital. With Muslim Wael Farouq, an Egyptian professor, and Hatem Bourial, a Tunisian journalist, was Fr. Ambrogio Pisoni.
Following the Hamas attack on Israel, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem speaks of his pain and concern for what is happening. "It is not enough not to want war. It is necessary to engage in different perspectives". The interview from Avvenire
The Synod opens today in Rome. In this interview with Traces, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Assembly of Bishops, explained why the Church is called to reflect on itself.
Pope Francis' homily at the Mass opening the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held from 4 to 29 October.
Polish friends attended the beatification of the family killed by the Nazis for hiding Jews: "They taught us that holiness is a possible path for everyone.”
An Armenian monk, Fr. Elia Khilaghbian speaks of the drama of his people and of peace that is still far off: “We must pray for our conversion and for the conversion of those who kill us”.