Mormon Life - Rome Italy tag

Mormon, Catholic cooperation making strides

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:11:00 -0700

source: deseretnews.com

In recent years, it has not been unusual to see reports on Mormons and Catholics working together in Utah communities or somewhere in the world to help those in need. But it wasn't always that way.

The two faiths ask their members to give full commitment to their beliefs and in decades past, that seemed to come between Catholics and Latter-day Saints — a religious mistrust.

The stunning St. Peter's Basilica symbolizes more than a worldwide faith and likewise, the Salt Lake Temple represents more than an international landmark. Two distinct structures, two different doctrines.

The relationship between the two faiths, however, has gradually grown through the personalities of certain leaders. It grew substantially when they came together to help people during a catastrophic event in Africa.

Bonds of friendship strong between Catholics and Latter-day Saints

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:12:00 -0700

source: ksl.com

Mormon Life says: This article has a great video to go along with the story. In recent years, it has not been unusual to hear reports on Latter-day Saints and Catholics working together in our community or somewhere in the world to help those in need.

But it wasn't always that way.

The two faiths ask their members to give full commitment to their beliefs. In decades past, that seemed to come between them, forming a religious mistrust. The relationship between the two faiths, however, has gradually grown through the personalities of certain leaders. It grew substantially when they came together to help people during a catastrophic event in Africa.

St. Peter's Basilica symbolizes more than the headquarters of a worldwide church, just as the Salt Lake Temple signifies more than an international landmark.

Moving to Italy and embracing the gospel of Jesus Christ

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:40:00 -0700

source: ldschurchnews.com

While the Church in Italy is decidedly Italian, immigrants to this southern European nation are contributing to its growth and development. Indeed, diversity has become commonplace in many LDS Italian congregations. Attend Sabbath meetings here and you may hear folks in the meetinghouse hallway discussing a priesthood quorum service project in Spanish or Tagalog, or, perhaps, a Young Women lesson in English and, of course, Italian. Meanwhile, missionaries trained to teach the discussions in the local dialects are enjoying opportunities to share the gospel with Peruvians, Romanians, Albanians and immigrants from a host of other foreign nations.

Rome has pride in past, looking to future

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:32:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

To say the gospel of Jesus Christ enjoyed an auspicious beginning in Italy would be a monumental understatement. It was the apostles Peter and Paul who performed missionary work here in their biblical dispensation; perhaps signaling the region's future importance to the Church.

Members here are proud of that past. They know about the Italian missionary efforts of Peter's and Paul's latter-day apostolic colleague, Elder Lorenzo Snow, and his companions, who arrived in Italy in 1850 in the country's Piedmont Valley.

And, finally, they point to their own, more recent "latter-day" history, when missionary work returned in full in the mid-1960s. Italy's first congregation was organized a short time later. Formal legal status in the country was realized in 1993, allowing the Church to own property and have other privileges essential to its growth here.

'A day of thanksgiving' for Italian Latter-day Saints

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:17:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Rome is synonymous with high fashion, superb cuisine, remarkable architecture and, yes, Roman holidays.

Latter-day Saint Italians have added Oct. 23 to the local holiday list. That was the date when President Thomas S. Monson gripped a shovel and turned a scoop of rich Roman soil, commemorating the symbolic beginning of construction on the Rome Italy Temple.

"This is a holiday for us — a day of thanksgiving," said Rome Italy Stake President Massimo De Feo.