The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, opens the Vatican's “Table for Peace” in Rome, which brought together around thirty Nobel Prize laureates for a debate on the subject. By Paolo Ondarza “While I reaffirm the inalienable right to self-defense, war is always a failure of humanity as a whole and not just of…
Get Universalis — and change your life! Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II). First reading Acts 22:30,23:6-11 © ‘You have borne witness in Jerusalem: now you must do the same in Rome’ Since the tribune wanted to know what precise charge the Jews were bringing, he freed Paul and gave orders for a…
The May 10-11 event will bring together 30 Nobel laureates and figures from international organizations for a dialogue on peace, with children meeting Pope Francis on Saturday. By Alessandro De Carolis A “Peace Table” brings together those who have contributed to building peace in our recent history by opposing the manipulation of the truth by…
Vatican news An Ethiopian bishop is urging religious leaders to act as mediators to heal the African nation's political and social divisions. By Devin Watkins “Religious institutions and the government have the responsibility to lead young people on the right path of development and not into war. » Mgr Teshome Fikre Woldetensae, coadjutor bishop of…
Vatican news Pope Francis expresses sadness following the attack on a refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo and calls on political leaders to work “in the service of peace and fraternity”. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis said he was close to those affected by the deadly attack on the Mugunga refugee camp in…
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences hosts a conference focused on the transformative potential of art, which begins with the Pope's call to establish a network of “cities of refuge” and the inauguration of the photo exhibition ” Changes.” By Béatrice Guarrera From the pride of a leader of an indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon…
Get Universalis — and change your life! Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II). First reading Acts 20:28-38 © I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, and its power Paul addressed these words to the elders of the church of Ephesus: ‘Be on your guard for yourselves and for…
Inaugurated on May 7 in the Charlemagne colonnade of Saint Peter's Square, the photo exhibition organized by Lia and Marianna Beltrami with the Dicastery for Communication presents 24 works by artists from the peripheries of the world accompanied by verses from the Song of the Creatures of Saint Francis. . By Maria Milvia Morciano The…
Vatican news Human trafficking has been a cruel reality in Nigeria since the 1980s, and is unfortunately still present. In response to a call by Nigeria's bishops and major superiors to join the fight against human trafficking, Sister Anthonia M. Essien, HHCJ, and her team launched awareness programs in rural villages in Akwa Ibom State….
Get Universalis — and change your life! Readings at Mass Liturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II). First reading Acts 1:15-17,20-26 © ‘Let someone else take his office’ One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers – there were about a hundred and twenty persons in the congregation: ‘Brothers, the passage of scripture had to be…