03/07/2014VATICAN Pope: Christianity is not "ethics", but "a story of salvation" and the "bending over the flesh" of our brothers and sisters "Do not be ashamed of the sick, poor or elderly flesh of our brothers or sisters", because "it is our same flesh. We will be judged for whatever we do for this brother, this sister".
Vatican
City ( AsiaNews) - Christianity is not "ethics", but "a story of
salvation" and the "bending over the flesh" of our brothers and
sisters and not being ashamed of it: It is going to break bread with the
hungry, cure the sick, the elderly, those who...
03/07/2014INDONESIA Moluccas: Fire destroys Ambonia’s Xaverian seminary by Mathias Hariyadi Short circuit believed to have sparked fire, however police initiate an investigation to ascertain the causes. The entire second floor destroyed. It housed rooms for seminarians and a prayer chapel. Students moved to rooms of the diocesan pastoral center.
03/07/2014MALAYSIA - INDONESIA Kuala Lumpur, couple sentenced to death for having starved Indonesian domestic worker The Malaysian couple will be hanged. Because of being denied food the girl weighed only 26 pounds at the time of her death. The government's controls encourage illegal immigration. At least 2 million Indonesians working in Malaysia.
03/06/2014VATICAN Pope: Time of mercy, closeness to wounded for entire Church Encountering priests of the diocese of Rome, Francis says that “we must think of the Church today like a ‘field hospital'". "I always carry a small cloth pouch" containing a cross, in memory of a "great confessor", and when I have bad thoughts about someone my hand reaches for it". Confessors must be neither too "lax" nor too "rigorous".
03/06/2014INDONESIA Catholics aid displaced in Sinabung volcano eruption, forgotten by the government by Mathias Hariyadi Thanks to a fundraiser sponsored by the Indonesian community in Italy, a group of Catholic Kbkk volunteers provide medical and psychological care. Now the goal is to distribute seeds to farmers, to restart the crops. Reviving the spirit of solidarity among the Indonesians in Italy and in Europe.
03/05/2014VATICAN Pope: Lent, a time of conversion to be able to "react to the reality of evil that always challenges us " Francis points out two "commitments" for the period leading up to Easter: live the redemptive work of Christ with greater awareness and live our baptism with greater commitment. The "risk of not no longer being shocked by the sad reality that surrounds us", such as violence, injustice, "a society that claims it can make do without God".
03/04/2014VATICAN Pope: Remember that among Christians "there are more martyrs today than in the early days of the Church" "The world does not tolerate the divinity of Christ. It doesn’t tolerate the announcement of the Gospel. It does not tolerate the Beatitudes". "They are condemned because they have a Bible. They can not make the sign of the Cross", "they can not go to Mass, because it is forbidden". How often "does a priest come in secret, among them, they pretend they are having a meal, taking tea and there they celebrate Mass", "so they will not see them".
03/04/2014INDONESIA Fires in Sumatra: 30 thousand people affected by smoke and smog, severe respiratory problems The thick blanket of fog has reached alarming levels in different areas of the province of Riau , and in some places visibility is down to less than 200 meters. Ports closed and several flights canceled. Poor visibility prevents the use of aircraft to contain fires. Police arrest 28 people suspected of arson.
03/03/2014INDONESIA Yudhoyono under fire for reducing powers of Anti-Corruption Commission by Mathias Hariyadi Parliament has approved new rules that modify the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. The amendments "reduce" KPK powers and operations. Activists have accused the president of wanting to cover corruption cases that also involve his second son. The issue of corruption will dominate the presidential campaign for the elections in October.
03/03/2014VATICAN Pope: May God send us priests and nuns free from the idolatry of vanity, power and money "How many young people feel this ' call ' to get closer to Jesus in their hearts, and are enthusiastic " and "want to follow him, but when they have a heart full of something else and are not brave enough to empty it, the take a step back, and that joy becomes sadness".
03/02/2014VATICAN Pope launches "pressing appeal" for Ukraine, for "all initiatives in favor of dialogue and harmony" "This week we begin Lent, which is the journey of the People of God towards Easter, a journey of conversion, to combat evil with the weapons of prayer, fasting and mercy". "The shroud has no pockets! It is better to share, because we bring into Heaven only what we have shared with others".
02/27/2014VATICAN Pope: bishops are not managers but witnesses to the Risen Christ who lives for and near his flock Francis chaired a meeting of the Congregation for Bishops today. For him "To identify a bishop, it is not necessary to list his human, intellectual cultural or even pastoral skills". To "choose," we "need to elevate ourselves, to rise to the 'upper level'. We must rise above and overcome any eventual preferences, sympathies, provenances or tendencies to arrive at God's broad horizon".
