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St. Bridget and St. Mel in Ireland.

St. Brigid of Kildare, Abbess and Co-Patroness of Ireland

On February 1, the Church celebrates St. Bridget, founder of one of the first monasteries in Ireland, in Kildare. She was a faithful continuator of St. Patrick's work of evangelization and shares the patronage of Ireland with St. Patrick and St. Columbanus. She is considered the first Irish nun.  

Rafael Miner

St. John Bosco in Barcelona, 1886

St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesians

A great pedagogue, a great teacher of the spiritual life and an apostle of devotion to Mary. Auxilium Christianorum. The life and legacy of St. John Bosco, which the Church celebrates on January 31, is a guide for thousands of people today.    

Rafael Miner

Joost Joustra

Joost Joustra: "Works of art have as much to say as theologians".

Joost Joustra, profesor del King’s College de Londres, profundiza en esta entrevista con Omnes en la relación entre el arte y la religión, alegando que las obras realizadas por algunos artistas pueden aportar mucho en la comprensión de aspectos teológicos.

Paloma López Campos

Saint Thomas Aquinas, by Francisco de Zurbarán.

St. Thomas Aquinas, "lamp of the Church and of the world".

El 28 de enero la Iglesia festeja a santo Tomás de Aquino, el Doctor Angélico. San Pablo VI le llamó  “lámpara de la Iglesia y del mundo entero”. San Juan Pablo II, “maestro de pensamiento”. Benedicto XVI subrayó su obra de “armonía entre fe y razón”, y el Papa Francisco animó a ponernos «en su escuela” al lanzar tres años de celebraciones.  

Rafael Miner

Notre Dame players in U.S. college championships

Uncompromising faith in the college soccer championship

The biggest news in national championship soccer these days has not been that the University of Notre Dame lost to Ohio State 34-23. Rather, it was that the existing rivalry has given way to a unabashed demonstration of Christian faith by both teams, on the field and at press conferences.  

Rafael Miner

Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and Eleven Thousand Virgins.

St. Angela Merici, and Saints Timothy and Titus yesterday.

On January 27, the Church celebrates the Italian St. Angela Merici (15th-16th centuries), founder of the Ursuline Order, whose patroness is St. Ursula, a virgin martyr of the 4th century. On Sunday, the 26th, Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops and disciples of St. Paul, were commemorated. The conversion of the apostle was celebrated on Saturday.

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