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Blessed Urban V, Pope

Urban V, the Pope who tried to bring the See of Peter back from Avignon to Rome

On December 19, the Church celebrates Blessed Urban V, Pope, who died in 1370. At the time of the Avignon Popes, he tried to return the See of Peter to Rome, but did not succeed. It would be Gregory XI who would return definitively to Rome.  

Rafael Miner
mud

"The Word became clay", the best Christmas greeting this year?

The video deserves applause not only for its technical and narrative quality, but for its ability to unite theological depth with contemporary sensibility, connecting the mystery of Christmas with the concrete reality of those who have suffered.

Javier García Herrería
juan luis lorda

Diagnosis and solutions to address the crisis in the Church

Theologian Juan Luis Lorda diagnoses the crisis of the Church and proposes three solutions, based on trust in the Holy Spirit and commitment to the Christian mission.

Javier García Herrería
Rafa Sunday

Rafael Domingo: "Spiritualization consists of seeing oneself from the soul".

Espiritualizarse, the new book by Rafael Domingo and Gonzalo Rodríguez-Fraile, seeks to help people resolve internal conflicts and achieve peace, offering universal tools based on spirituality.

Javier García Herrería
The Lebaniego Way

Pilgrimage to the Cross with Carlota Valenzuela

Carlota Valenzuela became famous for her pilgrimage from Finisterre to Jerusalem; this transformative experience led her to devote herself to evangelization and guiding pilgrimages, highlighting her work on the Camino Lebaniego as a journey of faith and community.

Javier García Herrería
Meeting

EncuentroMadrid: a congress to appease a polarized world

More than 12,000 people and 500 volunteers have passed through the Mirador de Cuatro Vientos in a congress that has become a reference.

Javier García Herrería
  • Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard
Young people carry the World Youth Day Cross in Krakow 2016, Poland.

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

Papua New Guinea, second stop on Pope Francis' trip
Mongolia

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

Pope Francis in Marseille, plurality as a resource
Hungary Pope

Hungary: Pope Francis' next destination
Pope Congo's journey

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

The Catholic Church in Congo and South Sudan
Congo

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

Pope Francis and initiatives for dialogue with Islam
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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