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Month: April 2015

Pope Francis meets with Cusillos in Christianity movement

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday evening in the Paul VI Hall greeted the Cusillos in Christianity movement who are in Rome for their European meeting and who are celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the group in Italy. There was also a questions to the Holy Father from members of the movement Cursillos in Christianity is a Catholic movement that was founded by a group of laymen in 1944 in Majorca, Spain. The charism of the Cursillo focuses on giving Christian lay people the tools needed to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend. They in turn are asked to take what they have learned back out into the world. In his prepared remarks the Pope told the estimated 7,000 cursillista’s gathered in the Paul VI Hall that they were called to build on the charism that the Lord has entrusted to them. He said the pioneers of the movement were authentic missionaries and did not hesitate to take the initiative and bravely approach people, to help them on their journey of faith. The Holy Father urged those present to follow their example, and the infinite love of Christ that frees and transforms lives He said, I encourage you to go beyond”, faithful to your charism! To keep alive the zeal, the fire of the Spirit that always compels the followers of Christ to reach those on the peripheries, to “step out of their comfort zone and have the courage to reach all the suburbs that need the light of the Gospel”. Pope Francis finally urged the participants to help the men and women of today to discover the beauty of faith and a life of grace, but in a way that is guided by humility. Listen to this report

(from Vatican Radio)…

Pope Francis meets with Cusillos in Christianity movement

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday evening in the Paul VI Hall greeted the Cusillos in Christianity movement who are in Rome for their European meeting and who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the group in Italy. There was also a questions to the Holy Father from members of the movement Cursillos in Christianity…
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New commission for Vatican communications

(VIS) During the last meeting of the Council of Cardinals to assist the Holy Father in the governance of the universal Church and to draw up a plan for the revision of the apostolic constitution “Pastor bonus” on the Roman Curia (13-15 April 2015), the final report of the committee charged with proposing reform of Vatican communications, the so-called Vatican Media Committee (VMC), was examined. The Council of Cardinals subsequently proposed to His Holiness the institution of a commission to study this final report and to suggest feasible approaches to its implementation. The proposal was favourably accepted by the Holy Father, who on 23 April decided to institute the commission and to appoint its members. The new commission will be chaired by Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano, director of the Vatican Television Centre, and its members will be: Paolo Nusiner, director general of the daily newspaper “Avvenire”, Nuova Editoriale Italiana, Milan; Msgr. Lucio Adrian Ruiz, head of the Vatican Internet Service, directorate of Telecommunications of the Governorate of Vatican City State; Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., director of “La Civiltà Cattolica”; and Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. (from Vatican Radio)…

New commission for Vatican communications

(VIS) During the last meeting of the Council of Cardinals to assist the Holy Father in the governance of the universal Church and to draw up a plan for the revision of the apostolic constitution “Pastor bonus” on the Roman Curia (13-15 April 2015), the final report of the committee charged with proposing reform of…
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New commission for Vatican communications

(VIS) During the last meeting of the Council of Cardinals to assist the Holy Father in the governance of the universal Church and to draw up a plan for the revision of the apostolic constitution “Pastor bonus” on the Roman Curia (13-15 April 2015), the final report of the committee charged with proposing reform of…
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