Local Church

“I prayed before that wall because Jesus was there.”—These are the words of an elderly Albanian man, quoted by Don Simon Kulli, Diocesan Administrator of Sapë, during the Ad Limina Visit of the ...

Pope Francis personally invited the worldwide Catholic Charismatic Renewal to Rome for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of this current of grace in the Catholic Church. “I am ...

On Wednesday, 24 May, we had the joy of receiving thirteen Bishops from Guatemala for their Ad Limina Visit. In an atmosphere of fraternity, the Bishops told us of their joys and their hopes regarding ...

“Until a few years ago, often only grandmothers accompanied the children at Baptism, and they frequently chose to go to a neighboring area to avoid being recognized. Nowadays, most Cubans ask that the ...

On May 4th, the Pope authorized the Congregation of the Causes of Saints to promulgate the Decrees concerning some miracles, the martyrdom of the Servant of God Luciano Botovasoa, layman and father ...

At the initiative of the New Family Movement, during these months events, training sessions and several meetings are being held throughout the world to reflect on themes concerning the family and to ...

“Rosary for Peace, the Family, and Life” is the initiative proposed by the Association Evangelium Vitae and the Delegation of the Family Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Madrid on the 24th of ...

“We have to take care of real families and not the ideal ones we have in our minds.” This statement was at the heart of the exchange that took place in the office of the Dicastery for the Laity, ...

The Higher Institute of Family Sciences of the Pontifical University of Salamanca has published a study on Amoris Laetitia in the January 2017 issue of its semi-annual magazine “Familia.” Below are a ...

Bittersweet is the word that best describes the Palm Sunday celebration in St. Peter’s Square, on April 9th, when Pope Francis opened Holy Week with the Mass of the Lord’s Passion. This celebration is ...