By its resolution 69/323 of 29 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. 9 December 2022 marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the […]
Dimanche de Pâques, année C – 2022
L’évangile de… la hâte! C’est ainsi que je qualifie le texte de ce dimanche (Jean 20:1-9) – tout le monde s’empresse! Marie-Madeleine part avant l’aube, il est dit clairement: « de grand matin ; c’était encore les ténèbres. » Elle se met en route pour se rendre à l’endroit où l’on a déposé […]
International Day Nelson Mandela – 18 July
« Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary compassion after 27 years in prison showed that human rights and equality are stronger than discrimination and hate. » – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Can you spare 67 minutes of your time helping others? Every year, on Mandela Day, people around the world are asked by the Nelson Mandela […]