Consecrated life: Nordic countries, pastoral letter published in all dioceses

November 19, 2015| MESSAGES | A pastoral letter was published in the dioceses of the Nordic countries to reflect on “the role and function of consecrated life” and to “bring it closer to our faithful” at a time when “the presence and understanding of religious life by Catholics seem to have weakened as well as […]

Indian indigenous leaders vow to resist displacement

November 06, 2015 | JUSTICE AND PEACE| Hundreds of tribal leaders in India have resolved to resist attempts by the government and big businesses to take over ancestral lands and forests — part of a move by Catholic groups to organize the often marginalized community in the face of rampant development. More than 500 delegates […]

Monja de 79 años cuenta cómo mantuvieron la fe en Cuba pese a represión comunista

19/11/2015| TESTIMONIOS|  1961 fue un año duro para la vidaconsagrada en Cuba: el gobierno ordenó la expropiación de la Iglesia y la expulsión de sacerdotes, religiosos y religiosas para reducir el catolicismo en la población. Sin embargo, unos cuantos se quedaron y pese a la represión trabajaron para mantener la fe en espera de años […]