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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.
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Scalabrinians

By land, by air or by sea; the "frontier" mission of the Scalabrinian missionaries

Today, Sunday, October 9, Pope Francis proclaimed John Baptist Scalabrini, the father of migrants, a saint, as John Paul II called him. He is a 19th century Italian bishop, founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, also known as the "Scalabrinians".

Leticia Sánchez de León

9 Oct 2022
francisco de asisco

St. Francis of Assisi, a perennial saint

Today, October 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscans. His teachings have been revived in recent years thanks to the personal devotion of Pope Francis. This text recounts one of the most famous anecdotes of his life, which illustrates well his personality.

Juan Ignacio Izquierdo Hübner

4 Oct 2022
santi perez

A congress on sport at the Vatican

International summit at the Vatican on sport, with sports and intergovernmental institutions and various Christian denominations.

Antonino Piccione

28 Sep 2022
baptism confirmation

Material element, human gestures and words in the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.

Each sacrament has its own rite, composed of a specific matter and form. In this article we deal in an introductory way with the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.

Alejandro Vázquez-Dodero

23 Sep 2022
church

A holy Church, or a Church of saints?

Many are surprised by the statement in the Creed that the Church is holy, when the defects and sins of her members, including those of her leaders, are quite visible. To understand well the scope of this expression, it is useful to turn to history, from its patristic origins to the documents of the last Council. 

Philip Goyret

23 Sep 2022
Altagracia

Centenary of the Coronation of Our Lady of Altagracia

The Patroness of the Dominican people is the Virgen de las Mercedes, who is venerated in Santo Cerro, in the diocese of La Vega, on September 24. Also deeply rooted in the devotion of the Dominican people is Our Lady of Altagracia, who is venerated in her Basilica, in the diocese of Higüey, in the east of the country, on January 21.

José Francisco Tejeda

21 Sep 2022
Maria Namen-Feier

Celebration of Mary's name in Austria: "Under your protection we take refuge..."

The annual celebration of the Name of Mary: a strong witness to the Austrian faith. Since 1958, the "Community of Prayer for the Church and the World" has organized the "Celebration of the Name of Mary" for two days around September 12.

Fritz Brunthaler

19 Sep 2022
cardinal van thuan

The impressive life of Cardinal Van Thuan

It has been 20 years since the death of Cardinal Van Thuan. His beatification process continues after being declared venerable and his devotion is growing worldwide.

Pedro Estaún

14 Sep 2022

Enzo PetroniloThere are more than 48,000 deacons and their number is growing".

There are 414,000 priests in the world, which is too few to adequately carry out the task of evangelization. For this reason, the increasing number of deacons is seen with ever greater hope.

Federico Piana

27 Aug 2022

Hosenfeld, the officer who saved the life of the "pianist of the Warsaw Ghetto".

Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist" (2002) made Wilm Hosenfeld, a Wehrmacht officer, known all over the world; but Wladyslaw Szpilman was not the only one whose life he saved, but also many other Poles, Jews and Catholics. It is now 70 years since Wilm Hosenfeld's death in August 1952.

José M. García Pelegrín

26 Aug 2022

Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard

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
Pope Francis Bahrain

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

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pensamiento político san agustín

¿Cuál es el pensamiento político de san Agustín?

Santiago Leyra Curiá
Centenary of Our Lady of Fatima, 2017

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

Francisco Otamendi
Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

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

Francisco Otamendi
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