Worldaround - Informations

What is the media coverage of this week? Surely Tony Blair.. He is most attractive figure in media. Vatican hails in his conversion to Catholicism. The former Prime Minister , Tony Blair was received into catholic church. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the path Blair has been on "was not improvised, has lasted a long time and has been deep and serious." Lombardi added that the Catholic community was "happy to welcome such a prominent person ... at the end of a deeply spiritual personal path. "Tony Blair refused to discuss religion when he was the British Leader. Now he has done more than talk about it - he's become a Catholic. His views on abortion, gay rights and stem cell research were also at odds with Catholic teaching, and his parish priest Fr Timothy Russ commented that he had “some way to go” on important moral issues. Mr Blair, whose wife Cherie and four children are Catholic, met Pope Benedict XVI on an official visit in June - his t...

This week witnessed the meeting of Pope and French President. This will be a land mark in the history. French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Thursday at the Holy See and for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Mr Sarkozy arrived more than 10 minutes late for his appointment with Pope Benedict. During their half-hour meeting at the Vatican, Mr Sarkozy gave the Pope a copy of his book, The Republic, Religion and Hope, which he co-wrote in 2004 with Father Philippe Verdin and Colin Thibaud, a philosopher. The book argues that French society needs religious instruction and that the separation between Church and state should be relaxed. On his first visit to Vatican City as president, Catholic Sarkozy was conferred the title Honorary Canon at the Lateran Basilica. It is a title given to the head of France since King Henry IV. After he received the Honorary Canon of St. John Lateran during evening prayers at the Lateran Basilica, President Sarkozy delivered a talk on the relationship betw...

India is a democratic country. There is religious freedom. But now a days Christians are persecuting by the Hindus. The Indian church facing a great challenge . Hindus are always saying Christian religion is a foreign religion. So they are attacking Christians . In this blog I call your attention to this serious matter. CBCI reports two cases in last week. Two Salesian priests and a nun, along with a group of students were attacked by communal elements in Kawant, Gujarat on Wednesday, Dec. 19. At around 8 pm Salesian priest father Monty Rodrigues, Damien Sladen, Brother Ramesh Durairaj, Dominican sister Manju along with a group of students from Don Bosco Kawant were staging a social awareness play at Baidiya village in Kawant Taluka, Gujarat. Mid-way through the play, some communal elements disrupted the programme and demanded that the group leave the village. Sensing further trouble, the awareness programme was immediately halted. The group started returning to Kawant. However, on th...

Is anyone in the world don’t like ‘peace’ ? Undoubtedly I will say ‘no’. Every human being gives a great position for peace. Yes, it is a pleasant state of life. Even in the midst of war and conflicts all prefers serenity and peace. Pope published his message on World day of peace. He invites everyone to reflect on the theme: The Human Person, the Heart of Peace. Pope says, respect for the person promotes peace and that, in building peace, the foundations are laid for an authentic integral humanism. In this way a serene future is prepared for coming generations. Anything that threatens the traditional family threatens peace, because the family "is the first and indispensable teacher of peace,”. The Pope also said the responsibilities learned and the joys and struggles shared within individual families must be mirrored on a global level because everyone is part of one human family. The pope chose "The Human Family, A Community of Peace" as the theme for 2008, the 40th ...

Hope ! Hope !! Hope!!! Yes, hope ..echoed around Italy and the world. Pope Benedict XVI released his second encyclical, “Spe Salvi" , Christian Faith, on November 30. In this encyclical Pope given a model of hope- St.Josephine Bakhita. Iam very much inspired by this saint. So I would like to share about her. Why iam inspired by an African Saint? Because our sisters are missionaries in Africa. Most often they used to say, inspiring events from the life of St. Bakhita. Three years ago I watched a movie of Bakhita. It depicts her a symbol of hope in the midst of darkness. Last two years I conducted my annual retreat in the Canossian Charity Sister’s Generalate in Rome. Here I got opportunity to know more about her life. Yesterday I went there and I got a life history of Bakhita- A song of Freedom. It is written by Maria Luisa Dagnino , a Canossian Charity sister. It depicts very clearly the life of Bakhita. Why Pope say she is a model of Hope? This book reveals that . Iam very ...