2018

Holy See
A decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary explains the conditions for the indulgences granted on the occasion of the Dublin World Meeting of Families

Pope Francis will grant the gift of indulgences to the faithful on the occasion of the IX World Meeting of Families. This was announced by the Apostolic Penitentiary with a decree issued today, ...

Associations and Movements
The meeting of Undersecretary Ghisoni with the participants in the Schools of Charity and Mission of the Emmanuel Community

A few days ago, in the Roman church of Trinità dei Monti, the Undersecretary Linda Ghisoni met a group of young couples from France who are participating in the Schools of Charity and Mission animated ...

Middle East
Salvatore Martinez: “It will be a reference point for pilgrims and a place for diffusing the teaching on the family”

Set on a hill, on a site that covers 15,000 square meters, there will be a house for pilgrims with 103 family-sized rooms, a home for refugees and the poor, a church, and a structure with auditoriums ...

The comment
Renato Cursi and Fr. Fabio Attard tell about the Salesians’ experience in the light of the Synod and on the horizon of an authentic “connection” with the young

“Religion and especially Christianity is in seriously poor health. With some noteworthy exceptions, young adults no longer identify or practice religion. [...] Religion is dying, and Europe is ...

Local Churches

A Pan-American Network for the right to life has been created. The announcement was made by the Latin American Episcopal Council (Celam), through the Department of Life, Family and Youth, with a ...