Thousand young people in St. Peter`s Square

"It was a joyful celebration of faith. More than 70 thousand young people gathered on March 25th in St. Peter’s Square to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first World Youth Day, which took place in 1985 in Rome".

The Pope victim of The New York Times

Today, on the front page of The New York Times, there is a news article about Pope Benedict XVI. The article accuses the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of protecting a priest who molested 200 deaf boys many years ago. This old story was published in May, 2009 for the Journal Sentinel.
The Media aids society when it reports the cases of sexual abuse. In the case of the Catholic Church, it helps the Church in their process of purification. However, It is the responsibility of the Media to publish all of the information about all cases of pedophilia, factually and truthfully whether it occurs in the Church or in the general population. The media must report the facts objectively and without distortion.
 

Cardinal Văn Thuận was in the prison for 13 years

Do you remember of the cardinal François Xavier Văn Thuận ? He lived in Rome. He was in the prison for 13 years in Vietman, 9 years in completelly isolation.Why the Media not write about his life and his death in 2002?

Every day he celebrated the Mass with three drops of the wine, one of the water and a small piece of the bread, his altar was his hands.

Speaking of his mother, Văn Thuận said, "When I was in prison, she was my great comfort. She said to all, 'Pray that my son will be faithful to the Church and remain where God wants him."

Watch a video about his life, "Road of Hope", the spiritual journey of cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan.

Soccer and the Rio Carnival Were My Life

Twenty five years ago, while watching the annual carnival in Rio de Janeiro, I asked myself, "Considering this carnival, who is going to enter the seminary?" I don't know why I asked myself this question because, at the time, I didn't even go to church.

That year I started my faith journey. I made my First Communion. In February of the next year, I entered the seminary.

She Dyes Her Hair

Sometimes people on the street ask me if my mother is my wife. Why? Because she is beautiful, young, has lovely skin, and has no white hair.

Last year, a person said to me, "Cassio, your mother has no white hair, but you have a lot."

I said, "She has none because she dyes it."

My mother told me, "My son, I don't dye my hair. I touch it up!"