Leonardo Meira Canção Nova Newsroom Rome–The end of the Celebration of the Way of the Cross in the Coliseum in Rome, on Good Friday, Pope Benedict XVI directed to the faithful some words. The Pontiff stressed the significance of the...

by Nicole Melhado from the News room some material from Vatican Radio that was translated by the CN newsroom staff The lawyer and member of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Vinh, Vietnam, Le Quoc Quan was arrested by police along with the doctor PhamHong Son. The two were arrested on Thursday, April 7, for participating, days...

source from ACI Digital via Canção Nova News The President of the Pontifical Council for Life and the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, defended the family based on marriage between a man and a woman, and said that sexual activity outside of marriage presupposes a large disorder from the ethical point of view. During the presentation of the Journey Catholics and Public Life  in Bilbao, Spain, the cardinal pointed out that sex is “a language...

from the newsroom with Vatican Radio On the 2nd of May, a meeting of bloggers will take place at the Vatican, organized by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Communications. The goal is to enable an open dialogue between bloggers and Church representatives. In addition, the event also allows bloggers to share experiences and demands of those who work in that environment. The Church shoulduse the meeting to promote new initiatives being prepared in the context of the internet. In both sessions planned, will present some key points to initiate an open...

Leonardo Meira, Canção Nova News (Itaici, SP, Brazil) A specific ministry in the church structure, with proper vocation and well-defined mission: the service of charity In general, can be noted as the identity of the permanent diaconate. And it is precisely the theme of the 9th General Assembly of the National Committee of Deacons (CND) – “The identity of being diaconal, the Word of God creating communion”...

Canção Nova Newsroom with agencies. The Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Dom Orani João Tempesta, deplored the attack on Thursday  at the Municipal School Tasso da Silveira, Realengo in the west of Rio. To Dom Orani, the shooter “hurt not only those affected but also people from Rio.” According to the Health Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro, there are at least 11 fatalities, including the gunman Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23. To date, there were...