DOCSLIB.ORG

Congreso Internacional De Pastoral De Las Grandes Ciudades Catholic.Net

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Congreso Internacional De Pastoral De Las Grandes Ciudades Catholic.Net Congreso Internacional de Pastoral de las Grandes Ciudades Catholic.net Cardenales y arzobispos de grandes metrópolis de todo el mundo viajarán a Barcelona del 24 al 26 de noviembre para participar en la fase conclusiva del Congreso Internacional de Pastoral de las Grandes Ciudades, que debate los retos pastorales que afectan las metrópolis. Los cardenales de Manila, Bombay, Kinshasa, Chicago, Santiago de Chile, Saigón, Buenos Aires, Río de Janeiro y Sao Paulo, así como cardenales de otros Estados de los cinco continentes, asistirán a esta segunda fase del Congreso, que finalizará con una audiencia privada con el Papa Francisco el 27 de noviembre al Vaticano, de manera que los participantes puedan presentar las conclusiones extraídas. La iniciativa ha sido ideada y puesta en marcha por el Cardenal Arzobispo de Barcelona, Dr. Lluís Martínez Sistach. El Santo Padre ya demostró su vinculación con este Congreso en la entrevista al diario Il Messaggero, anunciando que “este noviembre haremos en Barcelona un Congreso dedicado precisamente a la pastoral de las metrópolis”. La relación de pastores de grandes ciudades del mundo que participarán en el Congreso que se celebra en Barcelona son los siguientes: América Cardenal Mario Aurelio Poli, Arzobispo de Buenos Aires Cardenal Orani Joao Tempesta, Mons. de Rio de Janeiro Cardenal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Arzobispo de Sao Paulo Cardenal Andrello Ricardo Ezzati, Arzobispo de Santiago de Chile Cardenal Francis George, Arzobispo de Chicago Mons. Salvatore J. Cordioleone, Arzobispo de San Francisco Mons. Rogelio Cabrera López, Arzobispo de Monterrey África Cardenal Laurent Mosengwo Pasinya, Arzobispo de Kinshasa Mons. Samuel Kleda, Arzobispo de Douala Cardenal John Olorunfemi, Arzobispo de Abuja Asia página 1 / 3 Congreso Internacional de Pastoral de las Grandes Ciudades Catholic.net Cardenal Oswald Gracias, Arzobispo de Bombay Cardenal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Arzobispo de Manila Mons. Paul Bui Van Doc, Arquebisbe de Saigón Cardenal Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, Arzobispo de Seúl Europa Cardenal Lluís Martínez Sistach, Arzobispo de Barcelona (responsable del grupo) Cardenal Agostino Vallini, Vicario de Roma Cardenal Kazimierz Nycz, Arzobispo de Varsovia Cardenal Jean Pierre Ricard, Arzobispo de Burdeos Cardenal Josip Bozanic, Arzobispo de Zagreb Mons. Manuel J. Macario, Arzobispo de Lisboa Mons. Sebastià Taltavull, Obispo auxiliar de Barcelona Mons. Carlos Osoro, Arzobispo de Madrid Cardenal Crescencio Sepe, Arzobispo de Nápoles Cardenal Philippe Barbarin, Arzobispo de Lyon Una visión poliédrica y fundamentada En la fase preparatoria del Congreso, que tuvo lugar del 20 al 22 de mayo, participaron nueve prestigiosos ponentes reconocidos internacionalmente -sociólogos, pastoralistas y teólogos- que definieron como se estructuran las grandes ciudades, como se debe comunicar el Evangelio en ellas y cómo encaja el cristianismo en este tejido metropolitano. Esta fase previa, abierta al público, contó también con sesiones vespertinas reservadas a los ponentes y expertos para debatir sobre los retos pastorales y establecer algunas temáticas de interés de cara a la segunda fase del Congreso. ¿Cómo surgió la idea? La iniciativa de hacer un congreso para debatir cuáles son las problemáticas que afectan las metrópolis surgió, íntegramente, del Cardenal Arzobispo de Barcelona, Dr. Lluís Martínez Sistach. En las Congregaciones Generales previas a la celebración del Cónclave, en febrero de 2013, y en charlas del entonces cardenal Bergoglio, arzobispo de la gran Buenos Aires, todos dos coincidieron en la preocupación por la pastoral de las Grandes Ciudades, preocupación que Bergoglio reiteró pocos días después de haber sido elegido Papa. El Cardenal Sistach ha proyectado la organización del Congreso Internacional y el Papa Francisco se ha manifestado siempre muy interesado en la realización de este Congreso. Acto cultual y cultural abierto al público Cuándo: martes, 25 de noviembre de 2014 a las 19:30 horas página 2 / 3 Congreso Internacional de Pastoral de las Grandes Ciudades Catholic.net Dónde: Basílica de la Sagrada Familia. C. Mallorca, 401 | 08013 Barcelona. Nota para los editores y periodistas gráficos: la fotografía de grupo con todos los cardenales y arzobispos se realizará a las 20:30h. Acerca de la Iglesia Archidiocesana de Barcelona La presencia de la Iglesia en Barcelona se remonta a la edad antigua. Actualmente, la obra pastoral de la Iglesia Archidiocesana de Barcelona comprende toda la región metropolitana de la capital catalana que tienen una población de cerca de 3 millones de personas. Desde el año 2004, el Dr. Lluís Martínez Sistach es el primer Arzobispo Metropolitano de Barcelona, con dos diócesis sufragáneas que son Terrassa y Sant Feliu de Llobregat. En el año 2007 fue nombrado Cardenal. página 3 / 3 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Vatican Abuse Summit Followup Decides to Hold More Followups
    Vatican abuse summit followup decides to hold more followups On Monday, in the Vatican’s first follow-up to last week’s child abuse summit, officials emphasized “encounter” and the need for concrete responses as called for by Catholics. The focus of the four-hour meeting Feb. 25 was “first and unanimously” on Pope Francis’ desire for encounter, according to a statement by papal spokesman Alessandro Gisotti. In attendance were some senior officials of the Secretariat of State, the heads of several Vatican dicasteries, and abuse summit organizers Fr. Federico Lombardi, Fr. Hans Zollner, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, and Cardinal Blase Cupich. The group agreed to continue to hold similar interdicasterial meetings “in the name of synodality and synergy” to monitor progress on commitments made at the summit. Gisotti said that dicastery heads, speaking openly, affirmed their commitment to following “the example of Pope Francis in the fight against abuses,” with an emphasis on encounter and on listening to victims. Other discussion topics during the meeting were the need for better child protection training and greater involvement from laity, Gisotti said. Organizers outlined for officials the principles behind the forthcoming documents and task forces – the promised outcomes of the abuse summit which were announced Sunday. The concrete commitments made at the end of the Vatican’s sex abuse summit Sunday included the publication of a motu proprio from Pope Francis “on the protection of minors and vulnerable persons,” Lombardi announced Feb. 24. Vatican City State is supposed also to receive in the coming weeks its own new child protection law, and the Vicariate of Vatican City new child protection guidelines.
    [Show full text]
  • La Santa Sede
    La Santa Sede DISCURSO DEL SANTO PADRE BENEDICTO XVI A LOS ARZOBISPOS METROPOLITANOS Sala Pablo VI Sábado 30 de junio de 2007 Queridos hermanos y hermanas: Me alegra acogeros a todos vosotros, familiares y amigos de los arzobispos metropolitanos a los que tuve la alegría de imponer el palio ayer en la basílica vaticana, durante una solemne celebración en la que recordamos a los apóstoles san Pedro y san Pablo. Nuestro encuentro quiere ser, en cierto modo, la prolongación del intenso clima de comunión eclesial que vivimos ayer. En efecto, la diversa procedencia de los arzobispos metropolitanos expresa bien la universalidad de la Iglesia, cuyos miembros, en todas las partes de la tierra, anuncian el Evangelio en distintas lenguas y profesan la única fe de los Apóstoles, que nunca ha cambiado. Os saludo cordialmente a cada uno de vosotros, venerados y estimados hermanos metropolitanos, y juntamente con vosotros saludo a los fieles que os han acompañado en vuestra peregrinación a la tumba de los Apóstoles. Envío, además, un saludo afectuoso también a vuestras comunidades diocesanas de procedencia. Dirijo mi saludo, en primer lugar, a vosotros, queridos pastores de la Iglesia que está en Italia. Lo saludo a usted, monseñor Angelo Bagnasco, al que he llamado a suceder al cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, mi secretario de Estado, como arzobispo de Génova, y a presidir la Conferencia episcopal italiana. Lo saludo a usted, monseñor Calogero La Piana, arzobispo de Mesina-Lípari- Santa Lucía del Mela; y a usted, monseñor Paolo Romeo, arzobispo de Palermo. Jesús, el buen Pastor, os ayude, en vuestro ministerio episcopal, a edificar en la caridad las comunidades diocesanas encomendadas a vuestra solicitud pastoral, ayudándolas a ser siempre Iglesias vivas, llenas del dinamismo de la fe y de espíritu misionero.
    [Show full text]
  • Francisco (Papa) ­ Wikipedia, La Enciclopedia Libre Francisco (Papa) De Wikipedia, La Enciclopedia Libre
    1/12/2015 Francisco (papa) ­ Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Francisco (papa) De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Francisco4 (en latín, Franciscus PP.), S. J., de nombre secular Jorge Mario Bergoglio Sívori (Buenos Aires, Francisco Argentina; 17 de diciembre de 1936), es el 266.º y actual 5 papa de la Iglesia católica. Como tal, es el jefe de Papa de la Iglesia católica Estado y el octavo soberano de la Ciudad del Vaticano. 13 de marzo de 2013 Tras la histórica renuncia de Benedicto XVI al cargo papal, fue elegido el 13 de marzo de 2013 en la quinta votación efectuada durante el segundo día de cónclave. Previamente a entrar en el seminario como novicio de la Compañía de Jesús trabajó una temporada como técnico químico. En 1969 fue ordenado sacerdote y entre los años 1973 y 1979 fue el superior provincial de los jesuitas en Argentina. Entre 1980 y 1986 fue rector del Colegio Máximo y de la Facultad de Filosofía y Teología de San Miguel. Luego de un breve paso por Alemania y por Buenos Aires, se estableció en la provincia argentina de Córdoba durante seis años. Su espiritualidad y carácter llamaron la atención del cardenal Antonio Quarracino, y el 20 de mayo de 1992, san Juan Pablo II designó a Bergoglio obispo titular de la diócesis de Oca y uno de los cuatro obispos auxiliares de la arquidiócesis de Buenos Aires. Luego de Ordenación 13 de diciembre de 1969 desempeñarse como vicario general de Quarracino, el 3 por Ramón José Castellano de junio de 1997 fue designado arzobispo coadjutor de Buenos Aires con derecho a sucesión, por lo que ocupó Consagración 27 de junio de 1992 el cargo de su mentor en el episcopado tras su muerte, el episcopal por Antonio Quarracino 28 de febrero de 1998, convirtiéndose también en el Proclamación 21 de febrero de 2001 gran canciller de la Universidad Católica Argentina.
    [Show full text]
  • The Holy See
    The Holy See ORDINARY PUBLIC CONSISTORY FOR THE CREATION OF NEW CARDINALS ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO THE NEW CARDINALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND PILGRIMS WHO CAME FOR THE CONSISTORY Paul VI Hall Monday, 22 November 2010 Your Eminences, Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood, Dear Friends, The feelings and emotions we experienced yesterday and the day before, on the occasion of the creation of 24 new Cardinals are still alive in our minds and hearts. They were moments of fervent prayer and profound communion, that we wish to extend today with our hearts filled with gratitude to the Lord who has granted us the joy to live a new page of the history of the Church. Therefore I am pleased to welcome you all today to this simple and family meeting and to address a cordial greeting to the new Cardinals, as well as to their relatives, friends and all those who have accompanied them on this solemn and momentous occasion In Italian: I first greet you dear Italian Cardinals! I greet you, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; I greet you, Cardinal Francesco Monterisi, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls; I greet you, Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli, Major Penitentiary; I greet you, Cardinal Paolo Sardi, Vice-Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church; I greet you, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; I greet you, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, President of the Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See; I greet you, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture; I greet you, Cardinal Paolo Romeo, Archbishop of Palermo; I greet you, Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, formerly President of 2 the Pontifical Academy for Life; I greet you Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, formerly Choir Master of the Sistine Chapel Choir.
    [Show full text]
  • Memorandum Submitted by Catholic Women to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India & Advisor to Pope Francis
    Memorandum Submitted by Catholic Women to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India & Advisor to Pope Francis. Dated 8th March 2020. Dear Cardinal Oswald, Warm Greetings from the Catholic Women/Men in India. As we join hands with women around the globe to celebrate another International Women’s Day and take stock of women’s place in the world today, we thought it opportune to also examine the status of women in the Catholic Church, particularly in India. Over the years the Catholic bishops of India have supported the empowerment of women in many ways, through education, including theological training, healthcare, promoting participation in self-governance, legal aid, income generation schemes, and other sustainable development programmes. These initiatives have had a tremendous impact on the women of India, particularly in rural areas. Looking within Within the church however, not much has changed. Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day with the full support of the bishops and clergy, but the concerns and frustrations of women within the church remain the same. We have leadership training for women but there are no spaces for women to exercise this leadership. Doors have been opened for women to contribute their services in pastoral work, as community leaders in SCCs, as Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Cantors, Ushers, and leaders in outreach activities in the parish, yet their ministries are not valued as much as, or given as much recognition as the ministry of ordained deacons, from which women, including women religious, are banned. That women persist in their ministries and continue to fill the pews despite this very visible discrimination, is a sign both of their love for the Church, and their internalisation of their second class status in the Church.
    [Show full text]
  • 'We Dare Not Fail'
    It’s All Good Son’s actions help mom realize what’s important in life, writes columnist Patti Lamb, page 12. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com March 1, 2019 Vol. LIX, No. 20 75¢ This year’s Lent could be just what struggling ‘We dare not fail’ Church needs WASHINGTON (CNS)—When Lent begins on March 6, Catholics in the United States will likely be more than ready for it. This set-aside time for prayer and reflection—after all the Church has been through in recent months—could provide both a healing balm and a needed boost forward, some say. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is typically a big Catholic draw, filling churches with nearly Easter- or Christmas-size Mass crowds even though it is not a holy day of obligation. Conventual Franciscan Father Jude DeAngelo, director of campus ministry at The Catholic University of America in Washington, hopes this year is no exception. “We in the American Catholic Church have been through a year of tremendous suffering and tremendous upheaval and frustration,” he told Catholic News Service (CNS), referring to the past months of allegations of sexual misconduct and cover-up by Church leaders. See list of penance services, page 10, The priest said pope’s Lenten some Catholics message, page 16. stopped going to Church, “scandalized by the actions of a few,” but that he hopes and prays they come Pope Francis and Church leaders from around the world attend a penitential liturgy during a meeting on the protection of minors in the Church at the Vatican on Feb.
    [Show full text]
  • Watykan Czterech Papieży
    KWIECIEŃ 2014 Nr 5.2/2014/59.2–e Cz. II Wydanie specjalne WATYKAN CZTERECH PAPIEŻY 13. marca, podczas drugiego dnia konklawe, zwołanego w związku z rezygnacją papieża Benedykta XVI, w piątym głosowaniu został wybrany argentyński kardynał Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Tradycyjny biały dym, obwieszczający światu wybór głowy Kościoła, pojawił się o godz. 1906. Franciszek na początku inauguracyjnego wystąpienia odmówił Modlitwę Pańską za swojego poprzednika, Benedykta XVI. Następnie poprosił wiernych o odmówienie modlitwy za swój pontyfikat, po czym udzielił pierwszego błogosławieństwa Urbi et Orbi. Wezwał też do modlitwy o ogólnoświatowe braterstwo. 23. marca, papież senior Benedykt XVI spotkał się w Castel Gandolfo z urzędującym papieżem. 2. maja 2013 r. emerytowany papież, po pobycie w Castel Gandolfo, powrócił do Watykanu. Zamieszkał tu w klasztorze Mater Ecclesiae. Papieża seniora przywitał jego następca, Franciszek oraz delegacja Watykanu z sekretarzem stanu kardynałem Bertone i dziekanem Kolegium Kardynalskiego kardynałem Sodano. 1 5. lipca 2013 r., Benedykt XVI po raz pierwszy od momentu abdykacji wziął udział razem z Franciszkiem w ceremonii zorganizowanej na terenie Watykanu. Jak podały media – podczas uroczystości odsłonięcia pomnika Michała Archanioła przed budynkiem gubernatorstwa Państwa Watykańskiego, obaj papieże siedzieli obok siebie. W trakcie krótkiego przemówienia Franciszek podziękował Benedyktowi XVI za jego przybycie. p Pierwsze miesiące pontyfikatu papieża Franciszka patrz również… Nr10/2013/37–e Cz. I Wydanie specjalne WATYKAN przełomu wieków 13. marca 2013 roku i pierwsze sto dni... Nr 10.1 /2013/37.1–e Cz. II Wydanie specjalne WATYKAN przełomu wieków 13. marca 2013 roku pierwsze sto dni... Nr22 /2013/49 Wydanie specjalne Watykan w lecie 2013 roku Minęło100 dni papieża Franciszka.
    [Show full text]
  • Wikipedia, L'enciclopedia Libera
    Concistori di papa Francesco Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Voce principale: Papa Francesco . Papa Francesco Questa voce raccoglie l'elenco completo dei concistori ordinari pubblici per la creazione di nuovi cardinali presieduti da papa Francesco , con l'indicazione di tutti i cardinali creati. Durante il suo pontificato, Franceso ha creato 56 nuovi cardinale da 39 nazioni, 11 dei quali non avevano mai avuto un cardinale prima. Di questi, 44 sono elettori e 12 non elettori. Indice [nascondi] • 122 febbraio 2014 • 214 febbraio 2015 • 319 novembre 2016 • 4Note • 5Voci correlate • 6Altri progetti 22 febbraio 2014 [modifica | modifica wikitesto ] Il 22 febbraio 2014, durante il suo primo concistoro , papa Francesco ha creato diciannove nuovi cardinali (sedici elettori e tre ultraottantenni). [1] I sedici nuovi porporati sono: [2] • Pietro Parolin , arcivescovo titolare di Acquapendente , Segretario di Stato ; creato cardinale presbitero dei Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela - è il più giovane cardinale italiano vivente; • Lorenzo Baldisseri , arcivescovo titolare di Diocleziana , segretario generale del Sinodo dei vescovi ; creato cardinale diacono di Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino ; • Gerhard Ludwig Müller , arcivescovo-vescovo emerito di Ratisbona , prefetto della Congregazione per la dottrina della fede ; creato cardinale diacono di Sant'Agnese in Agone ; • Beniamino Stella , arcivescovo titolare di Midila , prefetto della Congregazione per il clero ; creato cardinale diacono dei Santi Cosma e Damiano ; • Vincent Gerard Nichols , arcivescovo di Westminster (Inghilterra), creato cardinale presbitero del Santissimo Redentore e Sant'Alfonso in via Merulana; • Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano , arcivescovo di Managua (Nicaragua), creato cardinale presbitero di San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello ; • Gérald Cyprien Lacroix , I.S.P.X.
    [Show full text]
  • The Holy See
    The Holy See WORDS OF CONDOLENCES OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR THE DEATH OF CARD. JOZEF GLEMP To Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz Archbishop of Warsaw I learned with sorrow of the death of Cardinal Józef Glemp, Archbishop emeritus of Gniezno and of Warsaw, Primate of Poland. I join you, dear Brother, the Presbyterate and the faithful of the Church in Poland in the prayers of thanksgiving for the life and pastoral ministry of this praiseworthy minister of the Gospel. His episcopal motto, Caritati in iustitia — for charity in justice — accompanied him throughout his life and directed his way of thinking, evaluating, making choices, taking decisions and offering guidelines for pastoral action. He was a “just” man in the spirit of St Joseph, his Patron and the Patron of all those who in the biblical tradition could hear the voice of God addressing his call not only to them personally, but also to the communities to which they had been sent. This justice, full of humble adherence to God’s will, formed the basis of his deep love for God and for people. It was his light, inspiration and strength in the demanding ministry of steering the Church through an epoch in which important social and political transformations affected both Poland and Europe. Love of God and love of the Church, concern for the life and dignity of every man and woman made him an apostle of unity against division, of concord in the face of conflict. Thus the common construction of a happy future is founded on its joyful and painful experiences of the Church and of the people.
    [Show full text]
  • Oath Swearing Allegiance to the Pope (Book of Truth – Maria Divine Mercy)
    (2/13/17) BLOG POST: Is Prophecy Being Fulfilled…? Oath Swearing Allegiance To The Pope (Book of Truth – Maria Divine Mercy) http://maryrefugeofholylove.com ARTICLE: “BREAKING: Council of Cardinals pledges allegiance to Pope Francis” Monday, February 13, 2017 – 10:17 am EST News: LifeSiteNews Author: John-Henry Westen Source: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-council-of-cardinals-pledge- allegiance-to-pope-francis ROME, February 13, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – In an odd note without explanation placed on the Vatican’s daily press briefing today, the Council of Cardinals, a group of 10 Cardinals which Pope Francis has delegated to work with him on reform, has pledged allegiance to the Pope. “In relation to recent events, the Council of Cardinals pledges its full support for the Pope’s work, assuring him at the same time of its adhesion and loyalty to the figure of the Pope and to his Magisterium,” said the note. The statement comes in the wake of two public expressions of dissatisfaction or concern with Pope Francis that hit the streets of Rome in the last week. The first was a poster campaign which saw dozens of large posters plastered around the city. They noted Francis’ dismantling congregations, removing priests and more, and asked in conclusion, “Where is your mercy?” The second was a satirical version of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano painting the Pope as answering the dubia with ‘yes and no’ to each question. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, last week criticized the poster campaign as a “work of the devil.” However, the Cardinal was criticized for his condemnation of the public expression of the faithful given that he has direct access to the Pope, whereas the laity do not.
    [Show full text]
  • The Holy See
    The Holy See POPE FRANCIS MORNING MEDITATION IN THE CHAPEL OF THE DOMUS SANCTAE MARTHAE Salvation according to Francis Wednesday, 10 April 2013 (by L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly ed. in English, n. 16, 17 April 2013) “The Lord does not save us with a letter, with a decree, but has already saved us” and continues to save us with “his love”; he restores to human beings their “dignity and hope”. During morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, on Wednesday, 10 April, Pope Francis spoke about the most authentic expression of Christian salvation: that for love of us, God through his only begotten Son “became one of us, walked among us”. At Easter man is restored to his lost dignity and is, consequently, “given hope”. This, he explained, “is salvation. The Lord gives us the dignity we have lost”. This, the Pope said, “ is the road of salvation, and it is beautiful: love alone makes it so. We are worthy, we are men and women of hope”. It happens, however, that at times “we want to save ourselves and we believe that we can. Maybe we don't exactly say it, but that’s how we live”. For example when we think: “I can save myself with money. I am secure, I have some money, there is no problem... I have dignity: the dignity of being rich”. But, Pope Francis warned, all that “is not enough. Think of the Gospel parable, of that man who had the full granary and said: ‘I will make another, to have more and more, and then I will sleep peacefully”.
    [Show full text]
  • The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
    THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF INDIA Vol. XXVII India January- December 2018 GUEST EDITORIAL never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work”. These words “I of the great Greek Philosopher Plato in brief summarises this first edition of the refurbished “Catholic India” information magazine of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference as the apex body of the Catholic Church in India through its Office Bearers and its various offices continuously conducts programmes and activities in favour of society and for the animation of the Church in India. Many of these activities which our Bishops, Fathers and Sisters do, not by accident, but through hard work and much effort are regularly reported on ourwebsite https://www.cbci.in . Over the last 15 months, the website has been visited by over three million surfers. The newsletter Catholic India which now comes out both as an electronic edition as well as a printed one provides just the gist of a few of the activities/happenings/events with a link to the detailed report on the website. This is a novel experiment to make the website news easily accessible to our friends, benefactors and well-wishers interested in our activities. We take this opportunity to thank all those who have made it possible to bring forth this publication. In particular my sincere thanks to Fr. Anthony Fernandes SFX who has compiled and set up the news magazine and to the Manager of Federal Bank, Connaught Place branch, New Delhi, for sponsoring the costs of its publication.
    [Show full text]