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Meet four nuns who will dedicate their lives to God in 2026

Four women who will devote themselves entirely to God in religious life have similar stories. Prayer, the sacraments, and adoration played a key role in their decision.
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The Archdiocese of Toledo celebrates a year for priests

Within the framework of the year dedicated to the vocation to the priesthood, the Archdiocese of Toledo celebrated this Tuesday, January 23, a priestly jubilee in the Primate Cathedral, with the participation of almost 300 priests.

Loreto Rios

24 Jan 2024
10minutes carf

"10 Minutes with Jesus" will help in the formation of priests through the CARF Foundation.

The Youtube channel of the well-known daily meditations will use the donations received through the button Super Thanks to Fundacion Carf.

Maria José Atienza

15 Jan 2024
mariestela

Sister Maristela. A dedication to the poorest for the love of Jesus the Eucharist.

An unsuccessful soccer match completely changed the life of this young Brazilian woman. Today, this religious, Daughter of Poverty of the Blessed Sacrament Toca of Assisi, dedicates her life to Eucharistic adoration and to caring for the poorest of the poor in the streets of the capital of Ecuador.

Juan Carlos Vasconez

8 Jan 2024

Asitha Sriyantha: "Training is key to address the challenges of our mission".

Asitha Sriyantha is a native of Sri Lanka. He is now in Pamplona, completing his theological and philosophical formation. From a Catholic family, she studied in a Buddhist school where she was able to explain to her classmates her desire to surrender to God. 

Maria José Atienza

2 Jan 2024
Carter Griffin

Carter Griffin: "Celibacy is life-giving"

Carter Griffin, seminary director and author of "Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Spiritual Fatherhood of the Priest" talks in this interview about the essence of celibate self-giving and the impact this lifestyle has on today's society.

Paloma López Campos

2 Jan 2024

Fray Manuelfrom Jerusalem: "It is moving to see Christians convinced that peace is possible".

Friar Manuel lives in Jerusalem, in a neighborhood in "a rather radical Arab area. However, he affirms that the time of war "impels us, with great force, to live something that is only proper to Christianity: the culture of forgiveness".

Loreto Rios

10 Dec 2023
Father Salvo

The day-to-day life of the rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City

The rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Enrique Salvo, feels a great connection with the Latino Catholic faithful, since he himself is from Nicaragua. In his daily work, in addition to gladly serving the community, he tries to promote devotion to the Divine Mercy, of which he is particularly fond.

Jennifer Elizabeth Terranova

4 Dec 2023

John Paul Ebuka Oraefo: "The faith of the majority of Christians in Nigeria is still alive".

A seminarian of the Catholic diocese of Aguleri, John Paul Ebuka Oraefo is studying in Rome thanks to a scholarship from the CARF Foundation. For him, Rome is an opportunity for formation and union with the early Christians.

Maria José Atienza

3 Nov 2023
Sister Maria Ruby

Sister Maria RubyWe don't look at the poor with the respect we should".  

Sister Maria Ruby, 42 years old, Colombian, belongs to the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Camillus. In this interview she tells us how she was inspired by the light-filled gaze of the Camillian Sisters and how God made her see over the years what He was asking of her at each moment.

Leticia Sánchez de León

24 Oct 2023
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Do late vocations really exist?

Those who discover the divine call at a certain age know that there is no time for God. We could say that only "humanly or chronologically" they are late vocations.

Alejandro Vázquez-Dodero

10 Oct 2023

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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Francisco Otamendi
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