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Holywins: una alternativa alegre y católica a Halloween

Familias católicas de Europa impulsan Holywins, una celebración que invita a descubrir la alegría de la santidad y el sentido cristiano del Día de Todos los Santos.

Omnes Editorial Staff

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Don Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesians

The 29th General Chapter of Turin (Italy) has elected as the new Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation the Maltese Salesian Fr.

Francisco Otamendi

25 Mar 2025

Sanctity and martyrdom of Monsignor Óscar Romero

On March 24, the Church celebrates the Salvadoran Archbishop Saint Oscar Romero, assassinated in 1980. He is a martyr of the Catholic Church, canonized by Pope Francis in 2018. The diocesan postulator of the cause of canonization, Monsignor Rafael Urrutia, wrote in this article, a year ago, that the martyrdom of this saint in El Salvador was "the fullness of a holy life."

Rafael Urrutia

24 Mar 2025

Santo Toribio Mogrovejo, patron saint of Latin American bishops

On March 23, the Church celebrates St. Toribio Mogrovejo, second archbishop of Lima (16th-17th century). St. John Paul II named him patron saint of the bishops of Latin America, and Pope Francis has named him "great evangelizer".. Here is an excerpt from José Antonio Benito's article in the March issue of Omnes magazine.

Francisco Otamendi

23 Mar 2025

St. Nicholas Owen, martyred for hiding priests

The liturgy celebrates on March 22 the English martyr St. Nicholas Owen, a carpenter and later a Jesuit. He was tortured in the Tower of London for having created shelters to hide priests in the early 17th century.

Francisco Otamendi

22 Mar 2025

Context Matters: Understanding Mother Teresa’s Mission in Calcutta

Mother Teresa of Calcutta's name, once synonymous with saintly compassion, has become the subject of intense scrutiny in recent decades. Although she was not without flaws, reducing Mother Teresa to a few accusations risks overlooking the profound impact she and her community have had on millions of people.

Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

22 Mar 2025

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus), patron saint of Switzerland

St. Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus) was born in 1417 in the canton of Obwalden (Switzerland), in a peasant family with resources. He married, had ten children, one of them a priest and parish priest, and ended up leading a hermit's life apart from the world, with prayer and rigorous fasting. Pius XII proclaimed him patron of Switzerland, and the liturgy celebrates him on March 21.

Francisco Otamendi

21 Mar 2025

Miró i Ardèvol: "The press and political parties marginalize the 99% of abuse cases".

The author argues that the Church has been used as a scapegoat in the issue of pederasty and criticizes the lack of political and media attention to abuse in other settings.

Javier García Herrería

20 Mar 2025

St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church

On March 18, the liturgy celebrates St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a bishop of the early fourth century and doctor of the Church. His writings were cited in constitutions of the Second Vatican Council, such as Lumen Gentium and Dei Verbum. The need for doctrinal formation guided his pastoral work.

Francisco Otamendi

18 Mar 2025

St. Patrick, from shepherd of sheep to shepherd of souls

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated internationally on March 17, an occasion to remember the shepherd who evangelized Ireland.

Paloma López Campos

17 Mar 2025

The last of the seven Sundays of St. Joseph has arrived

The devotion to prepare for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, with the custom of 'The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph', ends today, the 16th. Christians meditate on these Sundays prior to the feast of March 19 on the "sorrows and joys of St. Joseph", who had the mission of being the husband and guardian of the Virgin Mary and father of Jesus.

Francisco Otamendi

16 Mar 2025

Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard

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

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

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¿Cuál es el pensamiento político de san Agustín?

Santiago Leyra Curiá

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

Francisco Otamendi

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

Francisco Otamendi