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Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi

Published by Agnes

On Sunday, April 14, a huge crowd came to the cathedral from every corner of Tunisia to welcome the new Archbishop of Tunisia, Msgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, who succeeds Msgr. Maroun Lahham. He was consecrated on March 16 inElection_of_Mgr_Antoniazzi Nazareth. The Mass was very festive with many people: the old Christians of Tunisia and the very numerous African students from many French-speaking countries, many priests, and among others, nine priests and lay people who had come from the Holy Land, twelve bishops from Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Sicily and of course Msgr. – Read the rest

Pesah 5773

Published by Kasia

Pope Francis’s telegram to Rome’s Jewish community:

A few days on from our meeting, and with renewed gratitude for your having desired to honour the celebration of the beginning of my ministry with your presence and that of other distinguished members of the Jewish community, I take great pleasure in extending my warmest best wishes to you and Rome’s entire Jewish community on the occasion of the Great Feast of Pesach. – Read the rest

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Easter – Pesah

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Passover is the first of the three pilgrimage festivals, during which, at the time of the Temple, the Jewish people used to go up to Jerusalem in thanksgiving for the encounter with God  (Deut16/16-17  –  Ex 23/14-17) – Read the rest

Fasting. Meditation for Lent

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Fasting in Judaism was not an ascetic matter.  It was not meant to act as a control over the body as a  value in itself.

The lack of food creates a vacuum in the body that yearns to be filled, and that symbolizes the hunger of another food, the presence of God which sin leads us away from sin. – Read the rest

Orfi (common law) marriage in Tunisia

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Common law marriage (ôrfi) seems to be gaining followers in young Salafist milieus.

Common law marriage, or “Orfi” marriage, is a new phenomenon in Tunisian society. Although it is difficult to compile a register of such cases, the phenomenon can be perceived more and more in the areas surrounding the capital and in other large cities. – Read the rest