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Photo of Auschwitz survivors.

Blessed Trojanowski (Auschwitz), and martyrs in Japan, China and Alexandria

The Catholic liturgy celebrates several saints and blessed on February 28. Among them, the Polish Blessed Timothy Trojanowski, who died in Auschwitz; the Blessed Martyrs of Unzen, Japanese lay people, and the Martyrs of Alexandria; the French missionary St. Augustus Chapdeleine, martyred in China; St. Hilary, Pope, or the anchorite St. Roman.  

Rafael Miner

St. Anne Line, English martyr

St. Gabriel de la Dolorosa and St. Anne Line, martyred for welcoming priests

The liturgy of the Church celebrates on February 27 the Italian St. Gabriel della Dolorosa; the British St. Anne Line and companions martyred in the England of Elizabeth I; and St. Gregory of Narek, among other saints.  

Rafael Miner

Rosario families

Rosary of blessings for the family

El «Gran Rosario de Bendiciones para la Familia», iniciado en 2012 en Montevideo, reúne cada enero a miles de uruguayos en la Rambla para orar junto al mar.

Agustin Sapriza

Saint Paula Montal, foundress of the Piarists.

St. Alexander, patriarch and promoter of Nicaea, and St. Paula Montal, patriarch of Nicaea.

The Church celebrates on February 26, among other saints, St. Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria and promoter of the Council of Nicaea, who condemned the Arian doctrines and formulated the Nicene Creed, and the Catalan St. Paula Montal, founder of the Daughters of Mary or Piarists, inspired by the work of St. Joseph Calasanz.  

Rafael Miner

Communion chalices in an Arizona church, 2023

Why the Church doesn't offer gluten-free bread, and a solution for celiacs

Canon Law graduate Jenna Marie Cooper, with the question-answer formula, explains how people with celiac disease, who cannot take gluten, can receive communion, taking into account that the Eucharistic Bread must be made of wheat, and wheat contains mainly gluten. One solution is to receive communion under the Eucharistic species of wine.  

Rafael Miner

Cappadocia in Turkish lands.

St. Caesarius of Nazianzus, physician and brother of St. Gregory Nazianzen

The Catholic saints' calendar often has 'overbooking', that is to say, many saints and blessed for a single day. Today, February 25, is one of them. We have selected St. Caesarius of Nacianzo (Cappadocia, Turkey), physician and younger brother of St. Gregory Nazianzen, who also had a sister saint, Gorgonia.  

Rafael Miner

Centenary of Our Lady of Fatima, 2017

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

Omnes Editorial Staff

Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

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

Omnes Editorial Staff

Diane Foley

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

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

Teresa Aguado Peña

Co-founder of Acutis AI

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

Omnes Editorial Staff