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In this interview, Cardinal Daniel Sturla, Archbishop of Montevideo, highlights the Church in Uruguay as poor, free, small, and beautiful. Despite the country's historical secularization, the Church has managed to establish a positive dialogue with society. Although the number of Catholics has decreased, the Church has intensified its evangelizing efforts and its commitment to the most needy. Additionally, the implementation of protocols for the protection of minors and prevention courses to address cases of sexual abuse are mentioned. Finally, the upcoming beatification of Jacinto Vera, the first bishop of Uruguay, is mentioned. The article also addresses the figure of Bishop Jacinto Vera and his role in the organization of the Uruguayan Church, as well as the importance of synodality and the current challenges of the Church in its mission. [Extracted from the article]

The article summarizes the encyclical "Pacem in Terris" published by Pope John XXIII in 1963. In the context of the Cold War and after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Pope proposed points to promote peace among states. It emphasizes the importance of love as a source of peace and brotherhood among men and nations. It also mentions the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its insufficiency compared to the divine foundation proposed in the encyclical. Topics such as national and international political order, the interdependence of peoples, and the need for a global political authority are addressed. In addition, pastoral recommendations are offered to Christians to participate in the progress of the common good and collaborate with people of other beliefs. The encyclical rejects the arms race and war, promoting just peace and religious freedom. It was widely praised internationally. [Extracted from the article]

The article is about ecclesiastical abuses in Latin America and how victims have faced difficulties in being heard and recognized in powerful churches with a strong clerical environment. The importance of survivor networks in the fight for justice and visibility of sexual abuses is highlighted. Actions carried out by the Church in the region that have covered up sexual abuses are also mentioned, as well as actions taken by the Vatican to combat abuses. Additionally, the importance of having protocols and guidelines to address this problem is mentioned, as well as the need to renew trust in interpersonal relationships within the Church and to face reality in a comprehensive manner. [Extracted from the article]

In this interview, Philipp Ozores, Secretary General of the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, talks about religious persecution in the world and the work of the institution. Ozores mentions that there are two simultaneous crises: the crisis of the Church institution and a crisis of faith in Western and more developed countries, including Chile. He also highlights the increase in extreme religious persecution in several countries, as a result of jihadism in Africa and nationalism in India and China. On the other hand, he mentions the growth of Christianity in Africa and Asia. Regarding Ukraine, Ozores emphasizes the role of the Catholic Church in helping the Ukrainian people during the war. The organization "Aid to the Church in Need" (ACN) has been supporting the Ukrainian Church since the 90s, financing the reconstruction of churches and seminaries, and currently is helping persecuted priests and religious sisters who are welcoming millions of refugees. The organization also works in other countries, supporting the Catholic Church and other Christian churches in pastoral projects. To safeguard religious freedom, it is important to take care of our relationship with God, know the laws that affect the exercise of religion, and create political alliances with members of other faiths and religions. [Extracted from the article]

This article talks about holiness in Chile and mentions several saints, blessed individuals, venerables, and servants of God who have emerged in the country. Chile has two canonized saints, Saint Teresa of the Andes and Saint Alberto Hurtado, and four blessed individuals, including Laura Vicuña and Ceferino Namuncurá. Additionally, there are six venerables and fourteen servants of God. The article also mentions other individuals who enjoy a "reputation of holiness" but whose causes have not been formally initiated. It highlights holy figures from different historical periods, such as Father Juan Pedro Mayoral and the martyrs of Elicura and Nahuelhuapi during the colonial period, and Brother Juan Zapata, Friar Pedro Bardeci, Sister María Mercedes de la Purificación Valdés, Catalina de Yturgoyen, María del Carmen Benavides, and Friar Andrés Filomeno García Acosta in other periods. Prominent religious figures in Chile are also mentioned, such as Mother Bernarda Morin, Sister María San Agustín de Jesús Fernández Concha, Father Mariano Avellana Lasierra, Brother Pedro Marcer, Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey, Sister María Ester de Jesús Dueñas, Sister Teresa of the Andes, and Father Alberto Hurtado. Additionally, four Chilean blessed individuals who were born or lived in other countries are mentioned. The article emphasizes that holiness is not only about canonized individuals but also about ordinary people who live their lives in an exceptional way. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Contemplative Life" by Byung-Chul Han, published by Taurus in 2023, criticizes modern society for the lack of space for inactivity, focusing on the loss of the ability to enjoy it. Han praises inactivity as a form of human splendor, opposed to the current productive logic. The author questions the views of Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger on action, advocating for contemplation and celebration as forms of liberation from constant doing. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses Our Table Project, A Path Of Reflection and Dialogue Around The Great Challenges of The Country, which includes sociopolitical, economic crisis and sanitary, and at the door of a constitutional discussion, as Christians, the question of what our attitude should be towards the call to think about our coexistence and our institutions.

The article offers information on the spiritual conquest of the Capuchins in La Araucanía at the end of the 19th century. It mentions that missionary activity began to be understood from the perspective of Nazareth dialogue, where God seeks to take human flesh in a context cultural and linguistic concrete, without claims of acculturation. It also mentions that the evangelization had to pass to the ritual, since it is there, at the level of culture, where it is expressed the religiosity.

Monseñor Melchor Sánchez de Toca, subsecretario del Consejo Pontificio para la Cultura, visitó la capital de Chile en octubre de 2019 para la realización de la segunda versión del Atrio de Santiago, una iniciativa que busca generar espacios de encuentro y de diálogo entre creyentes y no creyentes, entre las ciencias, el arte y las humanidades. La plena realización del evento se vio interrumpida por el estallido social que vivió el país. El Atrio de Santiago quiere recordar el antiguo "Atrio de los Gentiles", un espacio de amplio debate e intercambio de ideas --como lo fue el patio externo del templo de Jerusalén-- para todos quienes participaban, sin distinción alguna de cultura, lengua o confesión religiosa, un lugar de encuentro y diversidad. La iniciativa tuvo su origen hace diez años en una invitación del Papa Benedicto XVI a abrir un espacio de diálogo interreligioso y en especial entre creyentes y no creyentes, respecto de los grandes problemas de la sociedad. El primer acto oficial se hizo en París, lugar emblemático de confluencia del pensamiento laico y el pensamiento cristiano. Allí hubo reuniones en tres lugares a su vez muy significativos: en la Sorbonne, en la Académie française --cuyos miembros se llaman a sí mismos "los inmortales"-- y en la UNESCO. En años posteriores ha habido versiones en Suecia, en la Academia del Premio Nobel, en Barcelona, y en Bucarest, entre otros muchos lugares. En esta entrevista concedida a Humanitas, monseñor Sánchez de Toca reflexiona sobre el diálogo entre creyentes y no creyentes, su fundamento y su necesidad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the Special Synod for the Amazon has purported to be an instrument of listening to the People of God who inhabits in the vast territory and thus contributes to the discernment on the presence of the Church in the Amazon. Topics discussed include the dignity of its members and on the paths for a comprehensive ecology, reflection on natural ecology, and ethics and spiritual relationship with nature.

The article presents an interview with Austen Ivereigh, British-based Roman Catholic journalist on the biography of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Topics discussed include reforms in the Church, how the Pope is leading the Church in the midst of the crisis of sexual abuse, moments of institutional crisis, and the reform of the Curia having been carried out together with the Pope by the Council of Cardina.

El pasado 8 de diciembre, día de la Inmaculada Concepción, fueron beatificados 19 mártires, religiosos y religiosas, asesinados entre 1994 y 1996 en Argelia, durante la Guerra Civil. A pesar del contexto de violencia, dieron testimonio de coexistencia pacífica y diálogo en medio de un pueblo musulmán. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El arzobispo salvadoreño Óscar Romero, asesinado por odio a la Fe, fue canonizado el pasado domingo 14 de octubre junto a Pablo VI. Su figura, aunque suele estar vinculada a movimientos de corte izquierdista, no es la del sacerdote militante, ni progresista, ni heterodoxo, sino es la del Obispo pastor, que se ocupa de su rebaño hasta la muerte y que se mantiene siempre en estricta comunión con la Iglesia y su Magisterio. Él había decidido predicar el evangelio en un país donde las palabras de Cristo parecían subversivas. Presentamos una breve lectura de su vida, la que resulta luminosa tanto para sacerdotes como para laicos por su coherencia evangélica y su apertura al amor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen in the Catholic Church. The author comments on the importance of the historical and cultural import of fishing in Latin America and examines the celebrations of Saint Peter throughout the region, with a focus on the festival in Chile, which dates back to the 19th century.

The article presents a speech by commentors Sofia Brahm and Valentina Jensen, delivered at the Santuario Nacional de Maipú in Chile on January 17, 2018. Topics included history of Chile, holy shrines in the country, religion followed by Chileans, freedom of dream they have and adventure in religious landscapes.

This article presents an interview with Father Juan Carlos Scannone. He discusses the concept of religious conversation and the relationship between religious ideology and dialogue. He also comments on the papal encyclical "Amoris Laetitia" written by Pope Francis on the subject of marriage in the Catholic Church.

This article discusses the visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land of Israel and Palestine in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the meeting of Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras of the Orthodox Church.