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A Podcast for Sunday of the Word of God
To mark the Sunday of the Word of God, journalist Marco Gaetano—founder of a YouTube channel documenting biblical initiatives in the Archdiocese of Genoa—has released a series of three special podcasts. In these episodes, he joins biblical scholar Fr. Giacomo Perego, a counsellor for SOBICAIN, to explore the challenges of connecting modern humanity with the Word of God. Sponsored by the Centro Culturale San Paolo, the series is now open to the public. Podcast 1 A Word that challenges humanity (8 minuti circa) Podcast 2A Word to be received with an inclusive gaze (13 minuti circa) Podcast 3 A Word…
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SOBICAIN at International Book Fairs October, 2025
The LIBER 2025 International Book Fair, which is traditionally held in Barcelona or Madrid, remained a key showcase for the Spanish book industry. Its 43rd edition, organised by IFEMA MADRID and sponsored by the Federacion de Gremios de Editores de España (FGEE), took place at Feria de Madrid from 7 to 9 October 2025. As one of the most significant international gatherings, the event covered all book sectors, with a special focus on digital content, new publishers, editor, and intellectual property. This year the fair hosted 458 publishers from 50 countries. Notably, SOBICAIN exhibited for the first time, partnering with…
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Announcement of the 230 AD Mosaic: “Jesus is God!”
An extraordinary archaeological discovery occurred in the Israeli prison of Megiddo, where an 1,800-year-old mosaic was found. It contains one of the earliest Christian inscriptions that declares, ‘Jesus is God.’ The mosaic, dated to 230 AD, also includes images of fish that allude to the biblical episode in Luke 9:16, where Jesus multiplied two fish to feed 5,000 people. “We’re truly excited to be the first to have ever seen something like this—to experience what was created nearly 2,000 years ago by a man named Brutius, the incredible craftsman who laid this pavement here” a representative stated. For more information…
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Poland: The Audio Bible Super Production
It all started with a simple idea: to share stories. Stories that unite. Between 2015 and 2018, a team of five young people created the most unique radio play in Poland – The Audio Bible Super Production. This undertaking involved over 500 professional performers and 10,000 extras. The Polish version of The Audio Bible Super Production was the world’s first Audio Bible project of such scale and quality. 113 hours long, background sounds recorded in Israel, 3D sound effects and the whole production immersed in symphonic music. The Audio Bible allows listeners to fully engage in the stories and is…
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Middle Eastern bishops received by Sobicain
On the occasion of the launch of the Arabic version of the Bible Scrutate le Scritture, several archbishops and patriarchs from the Middle East wanted to ensure their presence, as a sign of gratitude and collaboration in spreading the Word of God throughout the world. A sign of peace and a seed of fraternity, the Word continues to shape people of all times and places, bearing witness to the face of a Father who wants only one thing: that all his children be in communion with one another. ‘I am aware of the valuable work of the Pauline Family throughout…
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The Chosen Season 4 Premieres in Theaters
The Chosen, the first ever TV show of its kind that presents the life of Christ over a planned 7 seasons, returns for its 4th season this 2024. The slated release is in early 2024 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.comeandsee.thechosen&pcampaignid=web_share). Season 4 will have eight episodes and will feature more scenes from the Bible as Jesus and His followers’ story continues. The story will continue from where the 3rd season left where we saw the beginnings of betrayals and the crowd of dissenters against Jesus begin to build. Season 4 will continue to explore these themes, helping to provide more light on the trials…
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Towards Bethlehem: Singing with the Daughters of St. Paul
An original way to rediscover the story and true meaning of Christmas among songs, testimonies, music and Bible readings. This is the significant proposal of the Daughters of St. Paul of the United States, known for their dynamic and creative commitment to evangelization in the world of communication: from music to video clips, from images to texts, from moments of spirituality to those of meeting, exchange and deepening. The name of the new initiative is Come to Betlehem, and the tour is already marked by several stops. To learn more, visit give.pauline.org
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El Greco: The Painter Who Gave Voice to the Bible
An artist who became a timeless classic. A painter who was able to influence the greats of twentieth-century art. A man around whose life gravitated myths and legends, in a word: El Greco. With more than 50 masterpieces, Palazzo Reale is hosting an exhibition event more than 20 years after his last presence in Italy. A project with an international scope that boasts the collaboration of the world’s most prestigious museums, and has been able to boast loans from usually immovable churches and cathedrals. Curated by Juan Antonio Garcìa Castro, Palma Martìnez-Burgos Garcìa and Thomas Clement Salomon, with scientific coordination…
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Celebrating the Month of the Word Every September… Since 1971!
The celebration of the Month of the Bible began in 1971, in the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte. Promoted with the support of the Servicio de Animación Bíblica – Paulinas (SBP), the Month of the Bible gained national scope and was incorporated into the calendar of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB). Thus every September the Church in Brazil intensifies its efforts to bring the faithful closer to the Word of God through subsidies, training and other initiatives aimed at deepening the creative dialogue between the Word, communities and individuals. The Month of the Bible is celebrated in September…
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CEI’s New Bible App is Now Available
The new app Bibbia CEI, a project supported by the General Secretariat of the IEC under the supervision of the Biblical Apostolate Sector of the Catechetical Office and the National Office for Social Communications, is now available. The app, downloadable from the Apple Store and Google Play, is a tool for consulting biblical texts suitable for the latest generation of devices. More than 130,000 downloads in just a few weeks. The app offers all the services of www.bibbiaedu.it , thus allowing access to and comparison of the translation of the 2008 version of the IEC Bible with all other official texts…
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Menorah: A Video Game About Jewish History in Rome
A video game to tell the 2000 years of Jewish history in Rome. Menorah – The Game is the virtual treasure hunt starring two young people on the trail of symbols and traditions that testify to the millennial presence of the Jewish community in the capital. Promoted by the Foundation for the Jewish Museum of Rome, the initiative is a piece of the project ‘edutainment’, which intends to retrace the Jewish history through the game. In the game the goal is to find the Menorah, the candlestick with seven arms, that in ancient times was lit inside the Temple of…
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“Aaron’s Roots” and Our Jewish Roots
Here goes a Christian Youtube channel dedicated to our Jewish roots. Each video are deepens and are thought of as a place where good oil flows and the scent of brotherhood. It is here that we know the Jews, recognize our roots and see our true face. Every week a new video is proposed to present to us our origins, to broaden our gaze, and to combat prejudice. Ancient and modern history, culture and traditions, places and faces. When we speak of Passover-Passover, it comes naturally to us to speak of analogies between the two feasts, and it is right,…
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Pope Francis Recounts the Gospel Narratives
The voice of Pope Francis fused with the most evocative images of Christian art, gives face to the characters of the Gospels. This is the content of the documentary Pope Francis and the story of the Gospels (with 45 minutes runtime) produced by the cultural channel of Rai and is directed by Renato Cerisola. The Pope, with his simple and profound language, takes us inside the scenes of the Gospel as if we were contemporary witnesses of the events that are happening there. An illustrated narrative with masterpieces of art that depict the evangelical characters as they are evoked. Paintings…
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The Bible In A Year: The Most Downloaded Religious Podcast
A 47-year-old priest, Mike Schmitz, responsible for youth ministry in the diocese of Duluh in Minnesota, has been quite popular on the Internet for some years. His name, launched on Google, correspond to link pages, including a Wikipedia entry, while his videos, on the YouTube channel of the publisher Ascension, count tens of thousands of views (with a peak of 2 million, in 2017); has a Twitter profile and one on Instagram. But since last January his digital fame has made a high jump: with the daily podcast of 20-25 minutes “The Bible in a Year” (The Bible in a…
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Who is St. Joseph for me? European Art Contest for the Image of St. Joseph
The Federazione delle associazioni familiari cattoliche in Europa (The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe or known by its Italian acronym, FAFCE) invites artists from all over the world to participate in a competition aimed at shaping a work on the figure of Saint Joseph. The proposal aims to reflect on how we see in 2023 this Patron Saint of the Catholic Church, Patron of the Fathers and Patron of workers, and is in continuity with two great attentions received from Pope Francis: to live the Year of Saint Joseph and to reflect on the role of the “father”…
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The Bible in the Park: When the Word Lives
From mid-December to the end of January, in Valderice, in the province of Trapani, The Bible in the park was staged, a very heartfelt and participated event, now in its twenty-fifth edition: «The only living crib in Italy that tells the Bible». The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection will be voting in favor. The initiative ended on the occasion of the Sunday of the Word of God because one of its objectives is precisely to encourage familiarity with the Word. Valderice’s is not only a living crib in the strict sense of the term: alongside the traditional…
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Journeys of the Heart in Biblical Turkey
From Saturday, January 14, at 08.50 (Italian time), for three weeks, you can see or retrace the journeys of the heart (program conducted by Don Davide Banzato, broadcast on Canale 5, this year dedicated to Turkey. Turkey is called the Holy Land of the Church. As recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, the Gospel comes to you, thanks to the Jewish Christians from Jerusalem. Here Saint Paul passed and – according to tradition – John and Our Lady lived; here the New Testament was written and many Fathers of the Church helped define their theological and spiritual thought. Each…
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The Academy of Christian Art Offers New Courses This February
The Academy for Christian Art was born with the desire to make you taste the beauty, versatility, diversity and depth of Christian art, to reveal the hidden pearls and to rediscover with new eyes the wonders that we seem to have already looked too many times. With this desire was born a rich program of courses and focus – through an online platform that allows an interactive exchange between participants – to enhance and make known the plurality of Christian art, the underlying theological content and the different points of view of the main Christian confessions. A unique and precious…
