"4 Rivers 6 Ranges" hits theatres today. The work of a director born to Tibetan exiles in Darjeeling, the film relates the story of the Dalai Lama’s flight to India in the 1950s, seeking to link the theme of the diaspora to the evolution of India's policies. Chinese state television has accused the film of being separatist propaganda.
Francis established the "Sunday of the Word of God". It will be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, "at that time of the year, when we are encouraged to strengthen our bonds with the Jewish people and to pray for Christian unity. ". "The day dedicated to the Bible should not be seen as a yearly event but rather a year-long event, for we urgently need to grow in our knowledge and love of the Scriptures and of the risen Lord, who continues to speak his word and to break bread in the community of believers".
Pope Francis will elevate the religious to the altars of the saints on October 13th. The Indian nun is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family. Of noble origins, she dedicated her life to the poor. The prime minister's positive comment is an opening towards the Christian minority, the target of the Hindu radicals especially since he is in power.
Marking World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis celebrates a mass in St. Peter's Square. Choir and faithful of all ethnic groups. "We ask for the grace to cry" for the "sin" of indifference. The plundered resources and the arms market. "The commandment is to love God and love one's neighbor. They cannot be separated! " The greeting of Card. Bassetti. Prayers for Cameroon and sculpture that recalls "the evangelical challenge to show hospitality".
The theme of the 54th Social Communications Day has been chosen: memory and history
At an audience with the St. Cecilia Association, Pope Francis emphasizes that music "represents a way of evangelization at all levels, from children to adults. The Liturgy is in fact the first 'teacher' of catechism".
Work on the convent of Our Lady of Fatima began in December 2016. The then bishop Yvon Ambroise had inaugurated the site. Construction had reached the roof. At the moment the sisters live in a house given by another order. Abbess: "The structure is not safe and is not suited to our monastic lifestyle".
"New problems require new solutions. Respect for principles and tradition must always be experienced in a form of creative fidelity, not rigid imitation or obsolete reductionism".
Sr. Concilia remained in prison for 15 months. She had been arrested after the alleged sale of minors in the orphanage she managed. Msgr. Mascarenhas: "May God bless those who have been on the side of the sisters of Mother Teresa in these months with prayers and encouragement".
The pontiff met with the delegates of the worldwide network of consecrated life dedicated to the fight against human trafficking who have gathered for the organisation’s first general assembly. In his address, Francis appealed to other religious congregations, both female and male, to join its missionary work.
Sr Martha Mondal is the founder of the Helper of Jesus Sisters and the Sneha Sagar (Ocean of Love) Society, which takes in street children, HIV-positive children, and women with mental disorders. Novices "read and meditate on the Word of God, moulding themselves to be followers of Jesus.”
"When we are overtaken by lukewarmness, by this attitude of spiritual tepidness, we transform our life into a cemetery: there is no life. There is only closure to keep out problems, like those people that says ‘yes, yes, we are in ruins but we are not at risk: it is better this way. We are already used to living like this."
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