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Miracles of the Virgin Mary and nature: 'the sun danced', snowfalls, flowers…

On the occasions of the Virgin Mary’s most well-known apparitions, inexplicable, miraculous events related to nature have occurred. The ‘dance of the sun’ in Fátima, the flowers blooming in winter at Tepeyac (Guadalupe), and the snowfall on August 5, 358, in Rome.

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Saints of Auschwitz: Kolbe, Stein, Salesians… The goal: education

Educating young people was “dangerous” to the Nazi occupiers. For this reason, Auschwitz-Birkenau—the German name for the Polish town of Oświęcim—and Dachau were large extermination and detention camps. In addition to Maximilian Kolbe, whose feast day the Church celebrates on August 14, and Edith Stein, there are other saints from Auschwitz.

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Diane Foley: "I could not have endured the murder of our son without my faith in God"«

Diane Foley, the mother of journalist James W. Foley, recounts in American Mother (Albada) cómo la fe la sostuvo tras el asesinato de su hijo y la llevó a reunirse con uno de los hombres implicados en su muerte: «Quería darle la oportunidad de desahogarse y justificarse»

Teresa Aguado Peña

The Tears of Saint Lawrence: When the Stars Remember a Martyr

Every August, the Perseids light up the sky, and Christian tradition links them to the tears shed by Saint Lawrence during his martyrdom.

Teresa Aguado Peña

Acutis AI: This Is How Leo XIV Wants Us to Experience the AI Revolution

Peter Cooney, co-founder of Acutis AI, analyzes the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and explains why Pope Leo XIV urges us to face the challenges of artificial intelligence without fear.

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From Prisoner to Deacon: Robert Ehnow Found God in Prison

Robert Ehnow went from serving a prison sentence to being ordained a deacon and dedicating his life to supporting prisoners, convinced that justice does not end with punishment but must pave the way for forgiveness and restoration.

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The day I was a Swiss Guard

Saint John of Kety, professor at the University of Krakow and parish priest

Papua New Guinea, second stop on Pope Francis' trip

“You don’t need to be rich or powerful, just have love,” says the Pope in Mongolia

Pope Francis in Marseille, plurality as a resource

Hungary: Pope Francis' next destination

Poverty, tensions and women: challenges ahead of the Pope's visit to Africa

The Catholic Church in Congo and South Sudan

The Pope travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. “Mbote François”, Okay, now, welcome!

Pope Francis and initiatives for dialogue with Islam

Where is God not?

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«It's Good That We Are Here»: A Reflection on the Transfiguration of Jesus

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Investing According to Catholic Social Teaching, Four Years After the Publication of Mensuram Bonam.

Maria Jose Atienza

Santa María la Mayor: A Home for Everyone

Gerardo Ferrara

Full Classrooms and Empty Cribs

Paloma López Campos