The contribution of the Old Testament to our concept of God is immense. In this sense we belong to the Jewish religious tradition. In the Bible, God is good because He created everything good and wants us to be good like He is.
The other symbol of World Youth Day (WYD), besides the Pilgrim Cross, is the symbol that Pope John Paul II gave to the youth in 2003: the Marian icon Salus Populi Romani. It has accompanied all the WYD ever since.
¡ Hola! Bienvenido! ¡Buenos días! Welcome! These were my greetings to the pilgrims who stopped by our church, the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Church of Our Lady of the Assumption). It is a 14th-century old Gothic church in the small village of Villatuerta, Navarra. It is located on the path of the Camino going to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
Catholic priest and environmentalist, Edwin Gariguez (in photo), is urging Europe’s banks to stop financing oil companies, including a huge gas project in the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines.
“Hoping Together” is the motto chosen for the announced Apostolic Journey that Pope Francis will make to Mongolia from 1 to 4 September. The Holy See Press Office explained that the motto “underscores the importance of bilateral cooperation between the Holy See and Mongolia.”