De Foucauld: The rain will come again
ChurchHis life was marked by the movement from emptiness to presence. His work on Tuareg language and poetry was permeated by wonder. What did the soon-to-be-canonized French missionary find in the "desert”?
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The Pope: "The rosary against the madness of war"
Church"Let us pray for the leaders of nations, so that they might not lose the “pulse of the people” who want peace and who know well that weapons never achieve it, never." Pope Francis' words at the Regina Caeli.
Grossman: "Violence always destroys homes"
CultureWar, the home and the self. This is a good time to re-read "Life and Fate" by Vasilij Grossman, who spent his youth in Berdyčiv, a Ukrainian city then part of the Russian Empire. Translated from the April issue of Tracce.
Canada: "My drawings for my Ukraine"
Current EventsIvanka is an illustrator in Canada, and is of Ukrainian descent. In the face of war, she chose to help her people by selling her work "to bring attention to the reality of hope" and that "evil doesn’t have the last word."
The Pope: " I beg you, let us not to the spiral of weapons"
ChurchThe Pope's thoughts for Mariupol, the "Mary's city," and all the Ukrainian people, during the Regina Caeli on Sunday, May 1.
Zuppi: “The charism, an open window"
Church“The search for truth within experience, without wanting to defend anything. For him, every encounter was a discovery.” In the April Tracce, the Archbishop of Bologna recounts what impressed him the first time he saw Fr. Giussani.
The Pope to young people: "The instinct for truth"
ChurchFrancis' words to the 80,000 young people he met in St. Peter's Square. Rome, April 18, 2022.
The Pope: "May Christ grant peace"
ChurchAt Sunday's Regina Coeli, Francis again made an appeal against war that "must stop, in obedience to the words of the Risen Lord, who on Easter Day repeats to his disciples: 'Peace be with you!'"
Against war: The courage to build peace
ChurchA new book brings together Pope Francis’ thoughts on peace, weapons and conflict in the world. We have translated an excerpt from his introduction.
Giacomo Tantardini: A simple story
ChurchOn the tenth anniversary of the death of Don Giacomo Tantardini, priest, disciple and friend of Fr. Giussani, here is an account written by one of his former “young people”, published in L'Osservatore Romano.
No war is stronger than the victory of Christ
Current Events"From Easter flows a river of reconciliation between men, Churches and peoples.” The contribution of Fr. Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, Abbot General of the Cistercians (from ilsussidiario.net).
Francis’ peace
ChurchThe Pope has been warning the world for years, but his words against war have almost been considered a nuisance lately. "Today, more than ever, we need the Risen Crucifix to hope for reconciliation."
The Pope: "Christ's peace is not the fruit of compromise, but is born of self-giving"
Church"Christ took on himself our evil, sin and death. He took all of this upon himself. In this way he freed us. He paid for us." The Pope's General Audience.
Santoro: "To be artisans of fraternity and peace”
Current EventsEntrusting ourselves to Mary, the Pope's teaching, and our task in the face of the conflict in Ukraine. The letter of the Archbishop of Taranto from the newspaper "Avvenire".
"Christ is being crucified there, today"
ChurchThe homily of Pope Francis during Mass on Palm Sunday.
The Holy Week Booklet
Current EventsThe texts and prayers that Fr. Giussani always proposed as an aid to live the Easter period.
The Pope: "Put an end to this war!"
ChurchAt the end of today's General Audience, showing a Ukrainian flag that had arrived from Bucha, Francis, once again, made an appeal to "silence the weapons".
“The great teaching Fr. Giussani gives us is to bring God back into daily life”
Current EventsInterview with Davide Prosperi, president of the Fraternity of CL, on the Centenary of the Founder’s birth. From the magazine omnesmag.com
At the border: "We are well made"
Current Events"Do you want to come to Poland tomorrow?" Thus began the adventure of an engineering student, Giacomo, who a few hours later found himself heading for the border where Ukrainian refugees are welcomed. The account of a journey born from the "law of existen
The Pope in Malta and the "night of the war"
ChurchDuring his trip to the Mediterranean island Francis again spoke of the drama of the conflict in Ukraine and the refugees. From his speech to the Diplomatic Corps to an interview on his return, here are the Pope's words...
Communication of Davide Prosperi on Cardinal Farrell's letter
Current EventsThe message of the President to the Fraternity regarding the letter of the Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life from February 22, with some interpretative notes and considerations on the step that the movement is asked to take.