“But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand” (Lk 21:28). Sunday 28 November 2021, the beginning of the season of Advent. This is the path of preparation for Christmas of the Lord Jesus, spread over four weeks. We do […]
The Jury of the Cosimo Piccinno Award, chaired by the Hon. Dr. Andrea MANDELLI, has awarded to Major Mario CICCOTTI (AMI Deputy Secretary General), representing the Italian Military Chemical-Pharmaceutical Plant in Florence, the Piccinno Award Edition 2021, after having positively evaluated the project entitled “Solidarity beyond war”. The award ceremony of the Piccinno […]
After the participation of AMI at the 1st course in 2020, again this year, the community of the Apostolate Militaire International (AMI) participated at the 2nd course for Catholic NGO Operators with two German Officers from the Federal Executive Committee of the GKS (the Catholic Association of German Catholic Soldiers). […]
(10 Sep. 2021) The Italian Military Ordinary Archbishop Mons. Santo Marcianò has appointed Don Sergio Siddi as the new Vicar General. He will take over from Monsignor Angelo Frigerio, in office until 19 September, who for several years, “with exemplary competence and reliability”, as the Ordinary pointed out, “carried out […]
Out of October’s Shadows (a poem by Fr. Patrick Dolan, the AMI Ecclesiastical Assistant) The pleasant sun shines one last glance of hope As it retreats toward southern skies. Earth yields Few reassuring signs to help us cope With longer, colder nights and empty fields. Yet Barren hills reveal […]
MIGRATION MOVEMENTS: Complexity of a global problem by: His Illustrious Lordship Commander Mons. Pedro Candia, ex administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Argentina “Caritas Christi urget nos” Saint Paul – Second Letter to the Corinthians 2 Cor 5:14 1. INTRODUCTION Migratory movements constitute a global problem that is difficult to solve. There are different […]
“AMI good practices” (available in English, Italian and Spanish) written by Col. Domenico D’Ortenzi, Secretary General of the Apostolat Militaire International (AMI), has been recently presented as a Thesis for the 1st course for Catholic inspired NGOs’ operators held by The Holy See (Secretariat of the State) and the Pontifical Urban University in Rome […]
The Military Archbishop of Spain, Juan del Río, died on Thursday of the coronavirus. The 73-year-old clergyman had been admitted to the Gómez Ulla Military Hospital in Madrid since 21 January and suffered a deterioration in his health this week, from which he was unable to recover. The AMI community […]
Pope Francis’ thinking about Peace by Prof. dr. A.H.M. (Fred) van Iersel Download here In this paper, I will be taking you inside our Pope’s thinking about peace. I will try to briefly review the practicalities of the Pope’s approach to peace in this social encyclical. Peace is an important theme: it […]
