"Charity in Truth"
Excerpts from Benedict XVI's recent encyclical, "Caritas in veritate," on the Church's social teaching, with a link to the full text.
A Young Christian in Lebanon
Rita Youssif belongs to the Maronite Rite. When still a young girl in Lebanon she had to flee from her village because of the fighting. But she soon came to realize that God had a plan for her life (Video).
Mass of St. Josemaría in Ho Chi Minh City
On July 6th, a Mass for the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá was celebrated at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon.
“Monsignor Escrivá Street” at the frontier of the South Pole
“Be sowers of peace and joy,” said St Josemaria in his catechesis. And this sowing has reached Ushuaia, the southern-most city of Argentina, which has dedicated a street to him.
70th Anniversary of "The Way"
2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of St. Josemaría’s spiritual masterpiece, "The Way." It has sold 5 million copies in 50 languages. Here is the introduction to "The Way" written by Bishop Javier Echevarría for the 2006 Doubleday edition.
“I Took Up My Camera One Last Time and Focused On His Hands…”
It was June 1975. “I took up my camera one last time and focused on his hands, which were so expressive. That was the last photo of him that I took.”
Texts for the "Year of the Priesthood"
We offer some of the texts suggested in the Prelate's message for the "Year of the Priesthood."
8 video testimonies from the new priests
The testimonies are given in various languages. Below we also give a complete list of the names of the newly ordained priests.
30 New Priests
On May 23rd in Rome, Bishop Javier Echevarría ordained thirty new priests for the Prelature. Here is the homily he gave at the Mass along with some photos and a short video of the ceremony.
A Man of Constant Prayer
An article published in Chinese in the Taiwan Catholic Weekly on the Prelate's recent pastoral trip. He encouraged the faithful to be a Tabernacle for Christ, and to love one another