Here is a ZENIT-working translation of the Message that the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development, H.E. Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson sent, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, observed every year on September 27. * * * The Message Tourism and Rural Development The 41st World Tourism Day […]
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Michelangelo’s David is arguably one of the most famous pieces of art ever created. Anyone can recognize the statue, even if only because they once saw a copy of it in an Italian restaurant. Many people have grown indifferent to the statue because of its popularity and how commonplace it has become. However, as I sat […]
Living trapped in addiction is a hell, not only for the addict but also for his family and all those around him. The Fazendas – the “Farms of Hope” – seek to give an answer to this suffering. Originating in Brazil, today there are 139 Fazendas in 22 countries around the world. Analía Rodríguez is […]
1960 has sometimes been called the Year of Africa, since in that year 17 African countries gained their independence from former European rule – 14 from France, two from Great Britain, and one from Belgium. Cameroon became independent on the first day of the year, followed by Togo, Madagascar, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of […]
Along with seven existing members, Pope Francis appointed six lay women experts to the Council for Economy, organization established by the Pontiff in 2014 to supervise the structures and administrative and financial activities of the Holy See and the Vatican. The Council is made up of 15 members, eight of whom are elected among Cardinals […]
Remembering the 75th anniversary of the bombings, Pope Francis has sent a special message to Hiroshima. In the July 15 message published on the Hiroshima for Peace website, the Pope offered cordial greetings to the organizers and participants in the seventy-fifth solemn anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, and in a special […]
Pope Benedict XVI often said that “art and the saints are the greatest apologetic of the faith.” This certainly rang true for me during a recent visit to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. I was not expecting this museum to house such masterpieces of the faith. A colleague of mine invited my […]
by Alejandro Vazquez-Dodero, Doctor in Canon Law The Transfiguration of the Lord, which we celebrate every August 6, commemorates that passage in Jesus’ life in which He showed His divinity to the Apostles John, Peter and James. He “transfigured Himself” for them, that is, He showed them His divine nature. He, who is perfect God […]
A huge explosion in the Lebanese capital has devastated communities within a six-mile radius. The circumstances of the explosion are not yet known, but Save the Children teams on the ground reported entire streets wiped out, with children unaccounted for as rescue teams work through destroyed buildings to get people out of the rubble. Residential […]