From the outskirts of Lima, Don Roberto describes the two faces of the city: the contrast between poverty and wealth (by Don Roberto Seregni) In these years of missionAnd in Peru, I have been sadly forced, by life and daily events, to learn to recognize Jesus in the countless crucified brothers and sisters who live in the vast northern suburbs of Lima. As in all the world's megalopolises, Lima is also struck by a stark contrast between the opportunities and resources of different social classes. In a recent survey, more than 70% of the capital's residents say that inequality...

On Peoples and Missionand Online, the director of the Missio Foundation's comments on the Pope's trip to Africa (by Miela Fagiolo D'Attilia) The long apostolic journey that Pope Leo is about to undertake from April 13 to 25, to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, is a great opportunity to "bring to the world's attention the many concrete realities of the African continent. It's time to begin discussing them in a serious and well-documented manner to help people understand what Africa really is, moving beyond the stereotypes we've carried with us from centuries of colonization." Thus wrote Don Giuseppe Pizzoli,...

On the Sunday after Easter, the Church celebrates the Feast of Divine Mercy, an invitation to experience and witness God's infinite tenderness. 1. The Origin of the Feast and the Message of Saint Faustina. Every year, on the Sunday after Easter, the Church celebrates Divine Mercy, reminding all the faithful that God's mercy knows no bounds. The feast was established by John Paul II in 2000, inspired by the revelations of Saint Faustina Kowalska, a 20th-century Polish nun. Through her diary, Faustina shared the vision of a God full of love, ready to forgive...

Commentary on the Gospel of the day by Father Giordano Favillini Sunday, April 12, John 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, "Reach out your hand and put it into my side; do not be faithless, but believing." To believe, we must have contact with Jesus. This contact occurs in the Eucharist, and so does listening to the Word, from which faith is born or reborn. Monday, April 13, John 3:3 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. We cannot understand the reality of faith with human categories; we must open ourselves and ask the Holy Spirit...

Divine Mercy Sunday. Established by St. John Paul II, this feast exalts God's infinite love. Jesus, through St. Faustina, invites humanity to dive into the ocean of His mercy. Trusting in the Risen Lord, every sinner can find complete forgiveness and the strength to be reborn to a new life, filled with light and hope. Read more St. Giuseppe Moscati. An eminent Neapolitan physician and scientist, St. Giuseppe Moscati dedicated his life to caring for the poor. Combining faith and profession, he saw the face of Christ in every sick person. An apostle of charity...