As Pope Francis battles with his illness, he has emerged as a beacon of hope, embodying the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. His papacy
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Tag: Fratelli Tutti
Hope as Diplomacy: Steering Through Political Polarisation
By Lavoisier Fernandes I recently came across a thought-provoking statement by Jesuit priest Thomas Reese in one of his articles for the National Catholic Reporter:
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Fraternally (Fratelli) Tooti
# chhotebhai Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical
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Is It Time to Rethink the Just War Doctrine?
By Lavoisier Fernandes – Even with the best of intentions, it seems to me that Catholic discourse on morality tends to focus excessively on issues
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North-East India Church: Fratelli Tutti, the Way Forward to Heal Wounds
Felix Anthony – Guwahati: The Church in North East India came together to study Pope Francis’ latest encyclical Fratelli Tutti to promote universal brotherhood and fraternity within
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Different Perspectives: Building Bridges of Fraternity & Friendship – Reflections on Fratelli Tutti
Editor: Banzelao Teixeira Publisher: Christian World Imprints ISBN: 978-93-95457-25-5 Price: Rs. 550/- The book ‘Building Bridges of Fraternity & Friendship’ is an amazing collection of
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Remembering Fr. Bede Griffiths in the Wake of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
By Dr Tiju Thomas – Pope Francis begins his encyclical Fratelli Tutti by recounting that the title comes from the words which St. Francis of
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Journeying Together in Communion, Participation and Mission
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ – On 11 October 1962, good Pope John XXIII (now Saint!) opened the historic Second Vatican Council, fully convinced that
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Wider “WE” is Witness!
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – Almost fifty years ago in 1972, David Campton, a prolific British dramatist, wrote an apparently innocuous, straight- forward and
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Fratelli Tutti: COVID-19 Helped Us to Show Neighbourly Love
By Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam What the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has spelt out in the Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti is what we
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Fratelli tutti: Social Friendship and Universal Fraternity with Dignity
By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – The concept “social friendship” in the subtitle of Fratelli tutti (FT) along with fraternity, has been with Francis from 2000,
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Fratelli Tutti: Vision of an Open Heart, Open to the World
By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – Envisaging and engendering an open world (Ch. 3, of Fratelli Tutti (FT) 87-127), we are asked to move beyond
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Towards ‘Universal Fraternity’: Fratelli tutti in the Wake of ‘Nostra aetate’
By Dr Tiju Thomas – The Second Vatican Council declaration ‘Nostra aetate’ which was published in 1965 states: One is the community of all peoples,
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Fratelli Tutti: Family Bond of Fraternity and Community
By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – Family is part of one’s life and living. It cannot be chosen. One is born into it. A larger
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Keys to Understanding Fratelli Tutti: Fraternity and Social Friendship
By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – The third encyclical of Pope Francis, after Lumen fidei (2013) and Laudato si’ (2015), Fratelli tutti (FT) of fraternity
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