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“Pedro Ballester is not a saint because of his illness or his vocation, but because he said yes to God at every moment”.”

This new biography of Pedro Ballester Arenas describes his life through the eyes of a young author who does not belong to Opus Dei.

Javier García Herrería

Friends of Monkole supports motherhood in the Congo with the movement ‘Por Arte de Madre’.’

The Friends of Monkole Foundation has launched the ‘Por Arte de Madre’ campaign with the ‘Forfait Mamá’ project, which aims to provide access to safe motherhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through the Monkole Maternal and Child Hospital in Kinshasa.

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P.J. Armengou: «Forgiveness is almost unnatural».»

In times when hatred seems to prevail - in politics, in wars and also in everyday relationships - Armengou argues that forgiveness is a real and necessary alternative.

Javier García Herrería

11 free texts to meditate on the Way of the Cross

Traditionally, Good Friday is the typical day par excellence for the prayer of the Way of the Cross, a practice that takes place with special solemnity in historical settings such as the Colosseum in Rome.

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César A. Díaz Narváez. “In the return of young people to the faith, the confraternities are spearheads”.”

The Elder Brother of the Hermandad de la Yedra talks in this interview about how he lives his faith within this Brotherhood, the importance of the popular piety in a secularized world and the task of the brotherhoods beyond the penitential station.

Maria Jose Atienza

The mystery of Veronica's veil

Since the beginning of Christianity, the relics of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the saints have been venerated. On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 22, the ancient rite of the “Volto Santo” was repeated in St. Peter's, with the wearing of the veil of the Veronica with the face of the Lord, as it is shown in the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.

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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

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

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

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

Teresa Aguado Peña

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

Teresa Aguado Peña

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

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