Happenings Around The World

Just a little sugar and a pinch of salt: these, in a liter of water, make the simple serum against dehydration that saved the lives of millions of babies. This, together with faith, caring and discipline was the gospel of Dr. Zilda Arns, the founder of Pastoral da Criança (Child Pastoral), a movement that involves about 250,000 volunteers in Brazil…

For forty years his food and sleep were insufficient, humanly speaking, to sustain life. And yet he labored incessantly, with unfailing humility, gentleness, patience, and cheerfulness. Crowds of people from all walks of life came pressing at his confessional. Only death marked the end of John Mary Vianney’s unrelenting struggle with sin. This is why the Curate of Ars is looked upon as the patron of all priests in pastoral life. Read More>>

How are we going to bring up Njira? A tremendous responsibility faces us every time we find ourselves in front of a new child God somehow sends us. The last thing I would like to do is to turn these children into little Europeans…

Human activity is causing the diversity of life on Earth to be lost at a greatly accelerated rate. These losses are irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on every day. However, if the international community shows the will to mobilize and coordinate efforts, it’s possible to prevent them…

At the beginning of the 21st century’s second decade, environmental issues are, more than ever, a vital question of debate, for the survival of the whole humanity and, particularly, for the defense of the poorest of the poor. This challenge is not being adequately addressed by the official social teaching of the Church…