Ciudad Juarez: Pope Francis has decried the “human tragedy” of what he described as “forced migration” worldwide during a huge mass at Mexico’s border with the United States. Francis made a point of holding the service in Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas, to pray for migrantsContinue Reading
Vatican: The Pontifical Gregorian University on Monday began its first Diploma Program on the Safeguarding of Minors. The one-semester course is conducted under auspices of the Centre for Child Protection, as a unit of the University’s Institute of Psychology. In a speech to the first class of the programme, theContinue Reading
London: Pope John Paul II had an intense relationship with a married Polish-born American philosopher for more than 30 years, according to previously unseen letters featuring in a BBC documentary that revealed a rarely seen side of the late pontiff. The former Vatican chief’s letters to writer Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, which featureContinue Reading
Pope Francis departed Rome Friday morning on his way to Mexico for a weeklong pastoral visit that will take him to Mexico City, to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and to some of the country’s most poor and violent towns on the margins of society. On his wayContinue Reading
Vatican: Vatican Radio on Friday celebrated its 85th birthday and its current Director of Programmes, Father Andrzej Majewski, spoke in an interview about its past and future mission. On February 12, 1931, Guglielmo Marconi – credited with the invention of radio – introduced Pope Pius XI to listeners around theContinue Reading
The Independent’s editor said the move was the newspaper’s stand against a ‘nastier strain of Hindu nationalism’Continue Reading
Riyad: A teacher in southern Saudi Arabia opened fire on colleagues on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding two, state television reported. The brief reports on the state television channel’s website and Twitter account did not elaborate or offer a reason for the shooting at an education departmentContinue Reading
West Tampa — The nationwide Adopt a Sister Program of the Salesian Sisters celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a luncheon planned honoring its founders — Sister Mary Rinaldi and the late Fortune Bosco. The event, open to the public, is at noon Feb. 17 at Villa Madonna School,Continue Reading
Joseph Sinnott, a Salesian High School student and Eagle Scout, completed a project to collect and repair bicycles for Salesian students in Cambodia. At the end of 2015, 39 bicycles were distributed to students supported by the Don Bosco Children Fund, a Salesian-run organization that assists poor youth between theContinue Reading
Mendoza : The Salesian-run Don Bosco School of winemaking and viticulture in the city of Mendoza in Argentina recently marked its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1965 in the heart of Argentina’s wine country, the world-renowned school has consistently maintained high standards in the science and art of winemaking. Started byContinue Reading
