Monthly Archives: January 2020
#Uisg. Leadership in Intercultural Communities: skills required, challenges, learnings
#WebinarUISG January 22nd, 2020 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Rome time)
Onsite and Online Meeting
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Pope Francis appoints a woman for the first time to senior role in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State
For the first time in history, Pope Francis has appointed a woman to a senior managerial position in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. He has named Francesca Di Giovanni, an Italian lay woman, to be the second undersecretary of the secretariat’s Section for the Relations with States, Continue reading
Discerning in, and discerning out: What happens when seminarians leave?
Denver, Colo., Dec 31, 2019 / 07:15 am (CNA).- Catholic journalists know that discernment stories are popular because they give readers hope. And they often follow a pattern: Continue reading
OFM: Eighth Centenary of the Franciscan Protomartyrs
In 1220 the Friars Minor Berardo da Calvi, Accursio and Adiuto da Narni, Ottone da Stroncone and Pietro da San Gemini were killed in Morocco. At the sight of their torn bodies, the Augustinian Canon Fernando da Lisbon decided to put on the Franciscan habit taking the name Anthony, with which he is venerated today as a saint not only in Padua but all over the world. Continue reading
The Marists: Message from the Superior General and his Council To the Marist in Australia
During last days, record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. Some 27 people have so far been killed – including four firefighters – and an estimated 10 million hectares (100,000 sq km or 15.6 million acres) of bush, forest and parks across Australia has burned. Continue reading
World Council of Churches: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Continue reading
UNICEF urges 2020 be “a year of peace for Syria’s children”
On behalf of the children of Syria, UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, has launched a New Year appeal, calling for an end to the fighting in the country once and for all.#UISG. Webinar: Sustainability in the spirit of the integral ecology of Laudato Si’
Considers conversion in four areas: personal, communal, cultural and economic
Society for African Missions Remembers Father Luigi Maccalli, Continues Prayers
Fifteen months ago Father Luigi Maccalli, a priest of the Society for African Missions was kidnapped in Niger, in September 2018.
Many people continue to keep his memory alive despite these long months of silence:
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#UISG. Canonical Consultation Service: January 2020
The UISG is pleased to announce the availability of our Canonical Consultation Service during the month of January 2020.