On April 27, Masa Israel broadcasted the yearly Yom HaZikaron Ceremony. Thousands of honoured guests joined the ceremony. Among them, the President of Israel Ruvi Rivlin, Chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog, David Koschitzky Chairman of the Keren HaYesod Board of Trustees, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Tzipi Hotovely and Mark Wilf the Chair Read More
Commentary on this Sunday’s readings, by Sr. Anne-Catherine Avril, NDS:
Commentary on this Sunday’s readings, by Br. Elio Passeto, NDS:
Jews from the all over the world are celebrating Purim today. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Persian Empire. The story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Ester, in Hebrew). According Read More
The following letter was sent by Dr. Edith Stein, then a noted German philosopher, to Pope Pius XI in April 1933. The April 20th date probably indicates the date of delivery. On April 19, she lost her lectureship at the German Institute for Scientific Pedagogy because of the “Law for the Restoration of the Professional Read More
On 2 March, the Vatican Apostolic Library opens the Holy See’s archives on the pontificate of Pope Pius XII. Scholars and researchers can dig into a wealth of material that spans the years 1939 to 1958, including dispatches sent during World War II. Ahead of the opening, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with Read More
Commentary on this Sunday’s readings, by Br. Elio Passeto, NDS:
