LOMBARDY
Soon
To
remember the
historical pilgrimage of Paolo VI, the Archdiocese of Milan and the
custody of the Holy Land organise on the next 15 November at 6 pm, in
the auditorium San Fedele of Milan (Hoepli Street 3/a), a convention
called:
4 – 6
January 1964. Paolo
VI pilgrim in Holy Land: an historical event for the universal
Church.
Despite
the crisis, tourists, during their journeys, keep on visit
exhibitions, museums and historical sites. An example? Museum of
Novecento, set every year in Milan, this year from 29th December to
6th January, has always had much success, and Alessi’s room in
Palazzo Marino from 3rd
December to 6th January, with Tiziano’s
pictures, will be the icing on the cake.
The
renowned
Church of Varese will be restored to recover and enhance the
building, creating this way one of the steps of the cultural,
artistic and religious project that Varese’s inhabitants wanted.
Works will be completed during the first months of 2014. That place
is destined to be one of the touristic destinations that will be
presented at Expo 2014.
It’s
happened
24th
October: there was the visit of the Road of Abbeys, to which
participated the President of Lombardy Region Roberto Maroni and the
Councillor for Cultural Identities Cristina Cappellini. The project
provided the visit of Mirasole, Chiaravalle and Morimondo, with a dip
in art, nature, gastronomy and local traditions, an experience that
has captivated the Milanese.
The
kind of tourism that lately is catching on in Lombardy is the “green”
one, oriented towards its natural beauties,
its particular food and wine and the practice of sport. Varese, Como,
Lecco, Cremona and Brescia are the most desirable destinations.
WORLD
Soon
21st
and 22nd
November in Ninh Binh City, Vietnam. On that day there will be the
event that will underline the importance of integrating tourism with
culture, tradition and different local beliefs, giving matter at the
same time to social, economic, local and above all environmental
aspects.
Green
Olive Tours, an agency of Jerusalem, has an imminent project:
developing a pacific tourism, aimed at making known not only the zone
including Bethlehem and Jerusalem, that is the safer one, but also
the less known part, that
raises
more fears and problems in the general mentality.
It’s
happened
Christian
minorities that live in this Asiatic locality, after a measure taken
to "preserve the sanctity of the soil near the Hindu shrine of
Pashupatinath," were forced to carry out their funeral rites in
secret places and not suitable for a proper burial.
The
Middle East is going through a crisis that affects
touristic sector.
In
fact, because of the constant wars that afflict these countries, the
stream of visitors has fallen down; among these
countries there’s Egypt. To discuss about this problem and to solve
it, Ministers of 16 Arabic countries met in Jordan on 29th
and 30th
September.
Waiting
for the event, on 16th and 17th October, the representatives of
Brazilian
cities that will host matches, met to discuss together with the
Church about possible problems that Football World Cup could cause:
evictions, sexual exploitation, cleaning of cities and religious
aspects.
EUROPE
Soon
2014
was declared as “Year of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows” in Slovakia
to remember the 450th
anniversary of the first miracle made by Our Lady in Šaštín,
destination of national pilgrimage.
For
2014 we expect thousands of pilgrims to
whom the highest availability and hospitality will be guaranteed.
This
is the theme that the Archbishop
of Luxembourg will talk about to Christians of Granducato in
November, when he’ll invite churchgoers to collaborate for an
ecclesial renewal in order to let the Church be a missionary and
living institution. Moreover, in some days, “The Ottavario of San
Willibrord”, characterized by a series of pilgrimages towards the
Saint’s tomb, will be concluded.
It’s
happened
Some
bikers, between
the 61 and the 72 years, have made 4600 miles from Brussels to the
Holy City, crossing different countries and collecting 77000 Euros
that later have been given away for charity to Bethlehem orphanage.
Eventually they have been rewarded for their efforts.
Despite
recent and long-lasting economic
problems that concern the whole Europe, it seems to keep on having an
immortal appeal for tourists. First of all Spain remains the
favourite destination, followed by Italy, France, Austria, Germany,
Greece and United Kingdom. Nevertheless, further source of
attraction, is the work, especially for young tourists who want to
fight against unemployment.
ITALY
Soon
On
9th
and 10th
November 2013 there’s the appointment for “Dolcemente Pisa” and
Leopolda station will be animated by events, tastings, laboratories
and spaces dedicated to children. The initiative is organized by
Handicraft workshop Genuine Temptations of Prato.
Moreover,
destined
to adults, there will be photography and cake design courses.
From
8th
to 10th
November there will be a pilgrimage of churchgoers who will reach
Rome, guided by their bishops in occasion of the Faith Year. With
them also the Archbishop of Genoa and the President of CEI, Cardinal
Angelo Bagnasco. Churchgoers will have the possibility to meet Pope
Francesco privately.
It’s
happened
Bishop
of Pistoia, bitter
and disappointed, tells what happened: crosses, given to him by
Giovanni Paolo II, Benedetto XVI and Francesco, were stolen on 4th
November. Crosses of high symbolic value, but with no economic value
as they’re created with poor materials.
September
2013: Rimini hosted the annual Franciscan Festival which this year
had as its theme the journey and pilgrimage, an allegory of the
spiritual journey to God, and has also offered a wide range of
activities for both adults and children.
CHURCH
- VATICAN
Soon
It will
be held in the afternoon, at 5 pm, on 25th November. This visit to
the Pope was solicited by Putin, but already Pope Francesco opened a
first dialogue when, in September, sent a letter to Putin, trying to
find a solution to avoid the massacre caused by wars in Syria. In
the letter there’s also an appeal of Pope Francesco to powerful
people to solve the global economic crisis.
It’s
happened
Pope
Bergoglio visits Astalli centre, Rome, giving assistance and food to
refugees from wars, violence and tortures, listening to them and
talking out loud about unconditional solidarity. He
continues his visit in Lampedusa, where he prompts religious people
not to turn convents in lucrative hotels, but to make them a safe
haven for refugees.
Pope
Bergoglio says that when we feel sinners confession
is fundamental, because the priest “doesn’t beat”. He
underlines the importance of sacraments and of love to let the Church
grow, concluding with a prayer for Noemi, little girl of half and a
year, afflicted by a serious illness.
CEE
Soon
Together
with Tour Eiffel it’s a symbol of the ancient and elegant Paris, of
its history, of its culture and religion. And for the event 14
million visitors are expected.
It’s
happened
In
occasion of the regional pilgrimage (20th
- 21st
September 2013), that is the 17th
anniversary of the Edict of Milan, the President of CCEE says that
the Edict of Milan shouldn’t be only a past event, but still today
it should make us reflect upon social consequences that faith has in
Europe…
From
3rd
to 6th
October, in Bratislava, there was held the annual general meeting of
the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences under the invitation of
the local Archbishop and President of the Slovak Bishops' Conference,
Msgr. Stanislav Zvolenský. In a message sent to the President of
CCEE, Pope Francesco wanted to share his appreciation for the
contribution of the Bishops' Conferences in Europe in the promotion
of culture.
During
the last days two hundreds students and professors of university
participated to a pilgrimage of 18 km from the University of San
Jorge to the Cathedral-Basilica of Pilar, where the
day concluded with an Eucharist. Pilgrims prayed to the Virgin of
Pilar to protect the new academic year and to bless the study.
A
new pastoral centre for Greek-catholic
Ukrainians was inaugurated on 27 October in Piaseczno, near Warsaw.
The opening of this new centre in Poland was possible thanks to an
agreement between the Archbishop Ivan Martyniak, UGCC, and the
Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz. The representatives of UGCC hope that this
situation will give a contribute to the development of the pastoral
for Ukrainian churchgoers who live in Poland.
In
Brighton, England, the “Sunday Assembly” has many followers. It’s
a laic function with
a format inspired to the liturgy. The key is the ability to create
relationships in a UK where now half of the people suffer from
loneliness.
www.sluzbaverejnosti.cz
is the new website launched by the Czech Episcopal Conference that
treats the agreement about the return of goods expected between the
State and Czech Churches, but it also has numerous spiritual
services, assistance to old people, ill people and people in need,
family support, education, advocacy and promotion of cultural
heritage and development of activities of local communities.
In
the middle of the great turmoil that the European Union has to face
since its foundation, the COMECE and the German Catholic Institute
for social teaching (KSZ) organize for the second consecutive year
the Conference with European Focus with principal speakers of
Keynote. The discussion will be about the actual economic situation,
but also about the question of how a Christian ethical perspective
could offer orientation to find a solution to crisis.
CEI
It’s
happened
In
Amalfi, in occasion of the 34th World Tourism Day, a current and
problematic theme was chosen: water, its immoderate consumption in
developed countries, against an exiguous one in Third World
countries. A “new culture of water” is necessary then.
Notification
books
Doctor
and author of many bestsellers, Jean-Christophe Rufin faces his
personal "apprenticeship
of empty ". Eight hundreds kilometres from Hendaye to the
extreme south-west of France, until the majestic Cathedral of Saint
Giacomo.
Jerusalem
is a city ravaged by centuries of war,
conflicts among religions, fights among opposite governments. Paola
Caridi has been living for ten years in Jerusalem, a city that she
lived intimately, unforgettable for the beauty of its ancient walls,
of its white stones, for its suffering humanity, but cruel at the
same time…
The
newsletter has been written by Elena Trentadue, who has done a stage
at the Diocesan Office of Tourism and Pilgrimages.
Elena Trentadue attends the last year at the faculty of “Linguistic
Expert of Business” at Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Milan.
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