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LOS NEGRALES, Madrid, Spain.
The feast of St. Pedro Poveda, celebrated last July 28th at Santa Maria de Los Negrales, was, as every year, a happy gathering to give thanks for the life of "a man who kept hope alive," in the words of Cardinal Carlos Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid.
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COCHABAMBA, Bolivia.
The film POVEDA will be screened at Teatro Capitol in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Thursday, August 10. An article, written by Constantino Rojas Burgos, was published in the newspaper "Los tiempos de Cochabamba.” The following is a summary of this article.
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MADRID, Los Negrales.
After the Spanish Civil War, at the house of St. Pedro Poveda in Madrid, his private oratory was found intact. Not so the rest of his apartment or the building. There, in the oratory, was the altar with the missal open to the page which had been his last Mass, the great Crucifix and the statue of the Sorrowful Mother to whom he undoubtedly directed his last glance before meeting those who led him to martyrdom. And there was the altar, on which he had consecrated the Body and Blood of the Lord since 1923.
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MADRID, Spain.
As we come closer to the feast of Saint Pedro Poveda, on July 28, we publish an article written by Cardinal Eduardo Pironio in 1996, in which he reflects on Poveda’s priestly profile.
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VILLA EL SALVADOR, Peru.
The Teresian School in Dublin (Ireland) celebrates now eleven years working with the Teresian group of Villa El Salvador, Peru. The project began eleven years ago when Inés Neira, the Teresian School Manager, in conjunction with Janett Ramirez from Solydes, proposed to bring a group of students to Peru to raise awareness about the poverty in that area of the country. Since that year, 2006, nine groups of students have passed through Villa El Salvador accompanied by teachers and and former mothers and past pupils. The experience now continues with the Centro Cultural Guadix team.
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ROME, Italy.
During a meeting on the Educational Proposal of Pedro Poveda at the headquarters of the Teresian Association in Rome, Margarita Bartolomé Pina presented a volume of the Critical Edition of the writings of Poveda, "Essays and Pedagogical Projects."
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LA CAROLINA, Jaén, Spain.
The mayor of La Carolina, Yolanda Reche, presided over an act to honor some people from her town and other Andalusians by naming streets after them. One of these people is Josefa Segovia Morón.
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MADRID, Spain.
Narcea Editions has published a book in Spanish titled “María Josefa Segovia Morón. La mujer de los ojos abiertos” (Maria Josefa Segovia Morón. The Woman with Eyes Open," written by María Encarnación González.
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea.
"San Pedro Poveda makes me dream and, again, here in Malabo. My dreams awaken: attend to children with special educational needs," says Mª Dolores Moreno Medina, when sharing about the experience.
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LEÓN, Mexico.
Pedro Poveda school in León has received the National Monte de Piedad 2017 award for its educational approach to form "autonomous, critical, and reflective people who are committed to their community."
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SEVILLE, Spain.
On Tuesday, May 30, feast of Saint Ferdinand, patron saint of Seville, the city honored some people who have made outstanding contributions. Consuelo Flecha García, Professor of History of Education, received the Gold Medal of the Andalusian capital, along with Amalia Gómez, President of the Red Cross, La Hermandad del Rocío, and NGO ACCEM that works with refugees among the winners.
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GENEVA, Switzerland.
A meeting on Global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration was held last April 13 at the UN Headquarters in Geneva.