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Ecuadorian Jesuits celebrated in honor of Pope Francisco

Yesterday, the Jesuit community  in Quito celebrated what they consider one of the most important moments in its history, since Jorge Mario Bergoglio, one of their own, is currently the highest authority of the Church. The Jesuits began their celebration with a special mass  that...
Posted On 18 Mar 2013
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Pope Francisco had lunch with the President of Argentina

Pope Francisco had lunch  today with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina, in his temporary residence in the Vatican, thus it was announced  by Federico Lombardi, spokesman for the Holy See, through a press conference. The Pontiff and Fernandez held a private...
Posted On 18 Mar 2013
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Femicide, a recurrent and unpunished crime

Violence against women is not a new topic, what is surprising is to discover that the main aggressors are thier own partners and  ex-partners of the victims,  impunity for these murders reaches 98%. In mid-2012  the report “global burden of armed violence 2011″ was...
Posted On 18 Mar 2013
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Pope said the press has a message of truth, beauty and goodness

During a meeting yesterday with the international media, Pope Francisco thanked them for the great work done since the resignation of Benedict XVI and recognized that it is not easy to inform about the Church to an audience so vast and varied in this global era. Speaking to...
Posted On 17 Mar 2013
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‘A poor church for poor people’: San Francisco de Asis his inspiration

In his meeting with international journalists that were covering the election of the new Pope, Francisco revealed to reporters that during the conclave, as they were going to vote for him, he felt fear of assuming the  responsibility to be elected pope. He recalled that the...
Posted On 17 Mar 2013
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The great-granddaughter of Gandhi is proud to be a TV anchor

The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, Amrita Gandhi, is currently shining in television showing  the traditions of the royal families of India through her Royal Reservations program. The program seeks to show the customs of  the giant Asian royalties and bring them closer to the...
Posted On 17 Mar 2013
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Vatican rejects accusations against Francisco

Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, in a formal statement, rejected the accusations against the newly appointed Pope Francisco, and described as “slanderous” the statement that says that the head of the Jesuits in Argentina, at that time, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now...
Posted On 16 Mar 2013
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Papal Exhortation for Argentines

Pope Francisco formulated a petition, mainly, to his Argentine compatriots: that instead of making a long and expensive trip to the Vatican to be present at the enthronement ceremony to be held on Tuesday, March 19, spend that money to help the poor, said Vatican spokesman...
Posted On 16 Mar 2013
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2013 international year of quinoa

The Organization of the United Nations (UN) declared, in the General Assembly, the year of 2013 as the international year of the quinoa, in recognition of the Andean people who cultivated it, and for the nutritional qualities of this cereal. Quinoa is a reliable source of iron,...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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Francis pays homage to humility

Why chose the Pope the name Francis? Because for him the humility has been a practice of life. Their way of life is different from that of other Cardinals and bishops, since he lives in a small apartment, however that was offered him the Archbishop’s House. Profile bass, is...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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