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St. Raymond of Peñafort, patron saint of lawyers and jurists

Saint Raymond, whose memory is celebrated today, January 7, is the patron saint of lawyers and jurists. He was born in Peñafort (Barcelona) in 1175 and died in January 1275, almost a centenarian, and was the third Master General of the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, jurist and doctor of Law, and confessor and personal advisor to Pope Gregory IX.

Rafael Miner

Elizabeth Seton, a widow with 5 children, requested Baptism.

On January 4, the Church celebrates Elizabeth Ann Seton, a married Protestant with five children who converted to Catholicism and, after becoming a widow, founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. Canonized in 1975, she was the first person born in the United States to be declared a saint. It is also the feast day of St. Angela of Foligno, a Franciscan nun.

Rafael Miner

Most Holy Name of Jesus and St. Geneviève of Paris

The Church celebrates on January 3 the Most Holy Name of Jesus, announced by the Angel to St. Joseph and imposed on the Child at the circumcision. Invoked since the beginnings of the Church, IHS (Iesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus Savior of men), later became the emblem of the Society of Jesus. Saint Genevieve of Paris is also commemorated today.

Rafael Miner

Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus, families of saints

Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church, were united by a deep friendship, fought against Arianism, and their liturgical memory is celebrated today, January 2.

Rafael Miner

Saint Sylvester I, the Pope of the Constantinian era

St. Sylvester, whose feast day is today, December 31, was the first Pope of the Church who did not have to hide in the catacombs. His collaboration with Emperor Constantine in the 4th century brought about the transition from pagan Rome to Christian Rome. Saint Melania is also celebrated today.

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Transfer of the remains of the Apostle St. James to Galicia

On December 30, the Church commemorates the transfer of the body of St. James the Apostle from Xaffta (Palestine) to Galicia, after his martyrdom, to be buried in the place where the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela stands today. In addition, St. Felix I, Pope, is celebrated.

Rafael Miner

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

Pope in Bahrain: "It is not enough to say that religion is peaceful".

The Pope in Bahrain. Message of dialogue and coexistence in a world of wars.

Msgr. Paul HinderThe visit continues the Pontiff's dialogue with the Muslim world".

The Pope's messages in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis takes stock of his trip to Kazakhstan

No one is a stranger in the Church: no one is a stranger in this world instead.

Pope begins visit to Kazakhstan

Bishop of Karaganda (Kazakhstan) explains Pope's upcoming trip

Eduardo Calvo: "People of other faiths are happy that the Pope is coming."

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

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

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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: When the Stars Remember a Martyr

Teresa Aguado Peña

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

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