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To impel the beauty of the new evangelization – this is the charism of the Heralds of the Gospel; Its founder, Monsignor João Dias explains."The Heralds of the Gospel is a private association of faithful with a very special charism based essentially on three points: the Eucharist, Mary and the Pope."

The Heralds of the Gospel are an International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right, the first to be established by the Holy See in the third millennium, during a ceremony which occurred during the feast of the Chair of St. Peter (February 22) in 2001.

The Heralds of the Gospel strive to be instruments of holiness in the Church by encouraging close unity between faith and life, and working to evangelize particularly through art and culture. Their apostolate, which differs depending upon the environments in which they work, gives pride of place to parish animation, evangelizing families, providing catechetical and cultural formation to young people, and disseminating religious Iiterature.



Friday 9 January 2015

Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of Paris terror attack


Vatican City,  (Zenit.org) Deborah Castellano Lubov 
'Pope Francis has condemned the terrorist attacks that killed 12 people in Paris yesterday.
At this morning’s daily Mass at Casa Santa Marta, the Holy Father decried, “The attack yesterday in Paris makes us think on so much cruelty - human cruelty - to so much terrorism, be it isolated terrorism, be it State-sponsored terrorism.”
“But what cruelty man is capable of!”
The Holy Father concluded, asking those gathered at the Mass to pray for the victims of the cruely, “So Many!” and saying, “And we also ask for those who are cruel so that the Lord may change their heart.”
The Holy Father also used his @Pontifex Twitter account to invite the faithful to pray for the victims. The Pope tweeted "#PrayersforParis," which was retweeted by almost 5,000 followers in less than 2 hours. 
Two Islamic extremists armed with guns stormed the offices of "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, opened fire, and murdered 12.
Sources believe the attack was in retaliation of the satirical magazine’s caricatures of the prophet Mohammad, which were printed three years ago.
Before the attacks, a cartoon of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been tweeted.
In addition to the Pope’s words in the homily, the Holy See and the bishops' conference of France also released statements condemning the attack. '
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On ZENIT's website:
For the Holy See's statement, go to: 
For the full text of the French Bishop's Conference statement on the attack, go to: 
(January 08, 2015) © Innovative Media Inc.
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