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Francisco Aparicio: "Faith made Luis Valls a social banker".

The history of Spanish banking cannot be understood without Luis Valls-Taberner (1926-2006), executive vice-president of Banco Popular since 1957, at the age of 31, and then president (1972-2004). The banker left an extensive legacy of social action and thousands of people supported by the foundations he promoted, Francisco Aparicio told Omnes. The late 'red priest' of Vallecas, Enrique Castro, called him 'the banker with sandals'.

Rafael Miner

Juan Carlos Montenegro. From the Amazon jungle to the concrete jungle

A native of Quito, Juan Carlos Montenegro has always been united to the spirit of Don Bosco. Together with the Salesians, he took part in a volunteer project in the jungle that changed his life, and now he works with migrants in the city of Los Angeles.

Juan Carlos Vasconez

Sister Idília Maria Carneiro: "I realized that it was with the sick that I felt happy".

The Superior General of the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Idília Maria Carneiro, gradually discovered her vocation at a very young age. She tells this story in this interview with Omnes, in which she also explains the charism of her Congregation and the contribution the Sisters make to society.

Paloma López Campos

Almudena, young supernumerary: "I try to be close to everyone and always put an extra 'good vibe'".

A young 26-year-old supernumerary of Opus Dei shares how she lives her vocation on a daily basis in the midst of her work, family and friends.

Maria Jose Atienza

Vedastus Machibula: "I have in my heart the desire to serve God wherever it is needed".

Vedastus Machibula was born in 1999 in Tanzania. The son of a Catholic mother and a non-Christian father, he will be ordained to the priesthood in August 2024. A vocation that was born out of a question to his mother.

Maria Jose Atienza

St. Karbel, an example of asceticism for today's Church

Pope Paul VI emphasized during the canonization of St. Karbel in 1977 that this Maronite monk recalls, through the witness of his life, the importance of recollection in seeking God.

Paloma López Campos

The day I was a Swiss Guard

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

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

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

Omnes Editorial Staff

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

Omnes Editorial Staff

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

Omnes Editorial Staff