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Hasitha: seminarian of Buddhist father and Catholic mother

Hasitha Menaka is one of the first two Sri Lankan seminarians sent by his bishop to study in the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarra, thanks to a CARF scholarship. A student of the last year of the Bachelor of Theology, he resides at the Bidasoa International Seminary.

Maria Jose Atienza

Priest Saints: St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort

The saint of Montfort-la Cane founded in 1713 the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary, and in 1715 the feminine Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Wisdom, dedicated to the service of the poor and to teaching.

Manuel Belda

"Consecrated life cannot fall into a false theology of merit."

Antonio Bellella, Claretian missionary and director of the Theological Institute of Religious Life, emphasizes in this interview the need to establish a dialogue with God, the brothers and reality in order to update the charism of each Institute without distorting it.

Maria Jose Atienza

A priest in a poor area of Argentina without canonists

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Priest Saints: St. Vincent de Paul

El sacerdote francés desarrolló una espiritualidad centrada en Dios, la Iglesia y los pobres, y trata en sus obras preferentemente los temas ascéticos. «Fue un auténtico gigante de la caridad y un genio de capacidad organizativa».

Manuel Belda

Vocations from here and there: a constant need in the Church

The upcoming celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and the Day of Native Vocations highlights the commitment of the whole Church to those who respond to a special call from God.

Maria Jose Atienza