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Procesión Bíblica
Esquema de un camino procesional donde los fieles se dejan guiar y plasmar por la Palabra de Dios.
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Who Did the First Translation of the Italian Bible?
Many think that Martin Luther (1483-1546) was the first to promote the translation of the Holy Texts into the various national languages. In fact, the first Italian version of the Bible was printed in 1471 by a Camaldolense monk: Nicolò Malermi. In the first decades of the fifteenth century, the translation of Antonio Brucioli, the first layman to have ventured into this undertaking, was also a success. For the types of Lucantonio Giunti, the humanist first published a translation of the Gospels: it immediately spread, thanks to the small size that allowed to market the work in pocket formats, and…
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Polonia: The Audio-Bible super production
It all started with a simple idea. With the 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…
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The Extraordinary Testimony of a Soldier Saved by the Book of the Gospel
Today, 26 November, is the memory of Blessed James Alberione (1884-1971), founder of the Pauline Family. To remember this great apostle of the Word of God, we report a significant testimony that flows from the mission of the Paulines of Lviv, in Ukraine. A copy of the Gospel 2022. A word for every day of the São Paulo Editions was in a backpack in the back seat of a military car when the Ukrainian soldier Yuri Bovt was under Russian fire. One of the bullets, which could have been fatal, stopped at the center of the Gospel book. Although wounded,…
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CBN News: The Sacred Places According to the Gospels
CBN News is an American television channel. Acronym for Christian Broadcasting Network, it is an interconfessional broadcast network linked to the evangelical world. Its content is available online- both live streaming and on demand. The project began in the 60s, with the transmission of some moments of Gospel worship. Today the program includes many programs. Among these you can mention The 700 Club, a television space that has several years of history behind it and that stands out for the mix between moments of worship and sermons; the Jerusalem Dateline, a transmission that stands out for the proposal of news…
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The Bible in Pakistan: Bringing People Closer to the Word of God
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) spoke to Father Emmanuel Asi, executive director of the Catholic Bible Commission of Pakistan, about the situation of Christians in his country, and his apostolate in Pakistan. Father Asi is a priest in the Archdiocese of Lahore and spoke about the sacred nature of the Bible for the faithful: “Over the past 20 years, since the Catholic Bible Commission was founded, we have done much to bring the Word of God closer to the people, and the people closer to the Word of God. This is our mission. People want to listen; they…
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Las Hijas de San Pablo proponen la lectura continua de la Biblia. Evangelio según Juan
Una de las iniciativas destacadas del Año Bíblico de la Familia Paulina es la propuesta de lectura continua de la Biblia en francés. Coordinada por las Hijas de San Pablo de la República Democrática del Congo y llevada a cabo en colaboración con la Sociedad de San Pablo de Kinshasa, esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo abarcar toda la Escritura, comenzando por el Nuevo Testamento. Más utilizable gracias al realce de la música y los breves comentarios, la iniciativa abre el texto sagrado a todos, favoreciendo a los que viajan, a los que tienen dificultades para leer, a los que están…
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The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmitz, a 47-year-old priest responsible for youth ministry in the diocese of Duluh, Minnesota, has been 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 “Ascensión“, counts tens of thousands of views (with a peak of 2 million, in 2017); has a Twitter profile and one on Instagram. Since January 2021 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 year), published equally…
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The Reasons of Hope: Alessandro Franchi’s “Story of Conversion”
Class 1977, childhood in the legendary 80s based on Japanese cartoons and videogames, atheist “satiated and desperate” a step away from the abyss, Alessandro Franchi at 22 years old screams to God, who collects his life and decides to make it something worth living.He became a professional journalist at Sky Tg24, then documentary filmmaker for Rai Storia under the guidance of Giovanni Minoli, reborn in the Church rediscovering the baptismal charism, trusting the Lord by receiving the gift of an extraordinary wife and three wonderful children. To serve God more and better, he studied Religious Sciences at the Lateran, then…
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In the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece with Centro Biblico San Paolo
The international coordinator of the St Paul Biblical Centre accompanied a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Paul to Greece, from 11 to 18 October. A journey that touched, in sequence, the different stages of the apostle’s second missionary journey, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles. The path is outlined by the Evangelist Luke as the journey in which Paul was forged to his apostolate among the Gentiles. Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cencre were the stages of a journey that allowed pilgrims to immerse themselves in the culture of the Greco-Roman world and in the comparison between the…
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In the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece with Centro Biblico San Paolo
The international coordinator of the St Paul Biblical Centre accompanied a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Paul to Greece, from 11 to 18 October. A journey that touched, in sequence, the different stages of the apostle’s second missionary journey, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles. The path is outlined by the Evangelist Luke as the journey in which Paul was forged to his apostolate among the Gentiles. Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cencre were the stages of a journey that allowed pilgrims to immerse themselves in the culture of the Greco-Roman world and in the comparison between the…
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“Biblical Tuesdays” Returns on 25th of October for its 2nd Edition
The II Edition of Biblical Tuesdays organized by the San Paolo Cultural Center will open on October 25. With the success of the first edition dedicated entirely to the New Testament, the second edition will focus on the Old Testament. The study proposes a path in two cycles: the first (October-November) dedicated to the mysteries hidden behind Genesis and Exodus, the second (January-February) dedicated to the period between the entry into the Promised Land and the birth of the monarchy. The course of introduction to the Old Testament will intertwine in the “strong” times (Advent and Lent) with prayerful stops…
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Celebrations for Catechists in the Latin American Region
This September 18 to 22, the episcopal conference of Venezuela will be celebrating its “National Week of Catechesis 2022”. The event will take place in Caracas in Venezuela where the department of Catechesis of the Episcopal Conference has prepared an aid entitled “Catechist with a synodal heart” that delves into the theme of the week. The aid was prepared so that this week is an opportunity to “reflect, pray and celebrate how the heart of the catechist should be, a synodal heart ready for listening, dialogue, discernment and integration”. The biblical quote of reference is Phil 2, 2b: “have the…
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Shipping missionary
Schema liturgical, for the sending of missionaries of the Word, adapted to confer the mandate to catechists and leaders of pastoral ministry.
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Many Faiths Under the Same Sky 15th Edition
Molte fedi sotto lo stesso cielo(Many faiths under the same sky) is the cultural event promoted by the Acli of Bergamo. For fourteen, it years has animated the city and the province in the months of Autumn. The aim of the exhibition is to promote opportunities for reflection on hot topics of our time: from environmental issues to geopolitics, from religious pluralism to economic inequalities, through beauty spaces dedicated to art, music and theater. Among the interventions scheduled this year: the dialogue on the prodigal son of Luigi Maria Epicoco, the reflection on the Bible and Psychoanalysis of Massimo Recalcati,…
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Cantacielo: Songs from the Bible for the Souls
The final evening of CANTACIELO took place on Monday afternoon of August 29 at the Gold Studios in Rome. The festival, aptly named and dedicated to the “songs of the soul” will be aired on RAI 2 in the afternoon-evening of 6th September. The event was presented by Enrica Guidi which see the eight finalists selected compete over a large number of candidates received in recent months. From the songs of the final will be made a recording disc that will be published in the weeks after the festival. CANTACIELO is conceived and organized by Mompracem Srl and produced in collaboration…
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Growing Closer to God Through the Gospel and the Arts
Pope St. John Paul II in his Letter to Artists wrote: “To communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art. Art must make perceptible and attractive the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God. It must therefore translate into meaningful terms that are in itself ineffable. Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colors, shapes, and sounds which nourish the intuition of those who look or listen.”Christian Art is a London-based multilingual site that offers daily Gospel reading and reflections, in a unique “approach”. Each…
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The Word that Colors the Canvas: Marcello Silvestri’s Arts
Roots, twisted woods, pieces of metal and leaves, rope and straw are the elements with which he builds his works. Intertwining them with the colors of the earth, the shades of water and sky, the thousand shades of green of the landscape that he sees from the windows of his house on the hill. His name is Marcello Silvestri. Together with his wife Margherita, they live in the middle of the meadows and under the trees of a house in Tarquinia. Many men and women in love with art and life in the Spirit have passed through this sea-facing countryside.…
