Papież na Mszy w piątek: Bóg zwycięża pokorą
Styl działania Boga różni się od stylu działania człowieka, bo Bóg zwycięża zawsze pokorą. Przykładem tego jest historia życia i śmierci Jana Chrzciciela, który najpierw przygotował drogę Chrystusowi, by potem usunąć się w cień. To główna myśl homilii Franciszka podczas piątkowej Mszy w kaplicy Domu św. Marty.
Papież spotka się z patriarchą moskiewskim Cyrylem
Za tydzień Ojciec Święty spotka się z patriarchą Cyrylem. Powiadamia o tym wspólny komunikat Stolicy Apostolskiej i patriarchatu moskiewskiego. Czytamy w nim, że to pierwsze w historii spotkanie zwierzchników Kościoła katolickiego i rosyjskiego prawosławia odbędzie się na lotnisku międzynarodowym w Hawanie, gdzie 12 lutego planuje się międzylądowanie podczas lotu Franciszka z Rzymu do Meksyku. Cyryl I będzie w tym czasie z oficjalną wizytą na Kubie. Przewiduje się ich osobistą rozmowę, która zakończy się podpisaniem wspólnej deklaracji.
India’s Church voices support for Kandhamal Christians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has pledged the commitment and closeness of the Catholic Church of India to the Christians of the eastern state of Odisha who continue to suffer after facing untold violence over 7 years ago. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Archbishop Trivandrum, the president of the CBCI, the apex body of the Catholic Church in India, expressed this in a message to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar whose jurisdiction covers Kandhamal district, which in 2008 witnessed perhaps the worst anti-Christian violence in the history of India. “I join in praying and thanking God for the blessings showered upon the Kandhamal Christian community. I want to assure my commitment and the unwavering support of the CBCI to the suffering brethren in Kandhamal,” Cardinal Cleemis wrote in his letter.
Pope Francis meets with President of Zambia
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with the President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, on Friday morning. A communiqué from the Press Office of the Holy See informs that the Pope and the President held cordial discussions on a range of topics, including the contribution of the Catholic Church to the upbuilding of Zambian society, the promotion of peaceful co-existence through a culture of dialogue and encounter, migration, climate change and the protection of the environment. The Holy Father and the President also discussed international issues, with special focus on the conflicts that affect various areas of Africa and the commitment of the country to regional peace.
Vatican Weekend for February 7, 2016
(Vatican Radio) On Vatican Weekend for February 7, 2016 we bring you this week's edition of 'There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye' presented by Jill Bevilacqua and a couple of interviews relating to the forthcoming Apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Mexico from the 12th to the 17th of February. The first highlights for us how Mexico is a land of contrasts: overwhelmingly Catholic yet historically anticlerical. And the second the importance of the visit of Pope Francis to Ciudad Juarez on the border with El Paso,Texas.
Vatican Weekend for February 6, 2016
(Vatican Weekend) Vatican Weekend for February 6, 2016 features interviews looking ahead to the forthcoming Apostolic journey of Pope Francis to Mexico from the 12th to the 17th of February. The first is with Mexican born Dominican Father Alejandro Crosthwaite and the second with a parish priest in El Paso Texas, Monsignor Arturo Bañuelas.The programme ends with a musical meditation focusing on Ash Wednesday with Monsignor Philip Whitmore.
