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Pope Francis on Flickr

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Exploring the extensive use of the Catholic Church of the social media of communication, I have discovered that the used of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even of Flickr. Through the new created site of the Church News.va which contain at around three thousand one hundred forty four photos to date. There is a side called  http://www.flickrslideshow.com/  that will help you create a slideshow from flickr. Here is an example. Created with flickr slideshow .

Pilgrimage

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We are the Pilgrim Church, that's what the Second Vatican Council Document Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium tell us. The Church enjoins us, her members to journey into a more meaningful encounter with the Divine. We are called to deepen our life of discipleship with our Lord Jesus Christ. This constitutes a movement towards a closer realization of our Christian faith in our everyday life.. There are many ways of fulfilling this need. Pilgrimages or visiting holy places is one way. May the Holy places we visited and will visit enliven us in our relationship and our faith with our God and neighbor. May it bring us new perspectives and broaden our understanding of our faith in a new dimension. May our experiences help us to be an effective witnesses of God's love for others  May our pilgrimages, pleasant or unpleasant it may be will help us to understand that our entire life is a pilgrimage. A continuing journey that open us to say yes to the invitatio...

DEI VERBUM

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DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON DIVINE REVELATION DEI VERBUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965 PREFACE 1. Hearing the word of God with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the sacred synod takes its direction from these words of St. John: "We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the Father and was made visible to us. What we have seen and heard we announce to you, so that you may have fellowship with us and our common fellowship be with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:2-3). Therefore, following in the footsteps of the Council of Trent and of the First Vatican Council, this present council wishes to set forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on, so that by hearing the message of salvation the whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love. (1) CHAPTER I REVELATION ITSELF 2. In His goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to ...

First Vatican Council 1869-1870 A.D.

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Source: Wikipedia Foreword The translation found here is that which appears in Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils ed. Norman Tanner. S.J. Apart from the footnotes any text in square brackets "[ ]" is editor's addition. The choice of terms to put in bold or italic print, the arrangement of the text into paragraphs in "structured English" format, as well as the numbering of the paragraphs is also editor's and constitutes editor's "invisible" interpretation/commentary. The numbering of the canons is however found in Tanner's text. Contents INTRODUCTION SESSION 1 : 8 December 1869 - Opening of the Council SESSION 2 : 6 January 1870 - Profession of Faith SESSION 3 : 24 April 1870 - Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith Chapter 1 On God the creator of all things Chapter 2 On revelation INTRODUCTION This council was summoned by Pope Pius IX by the bull  Aeterni Patris  of 29 June 1868. The first session was held in St Pet...