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From Mexico to the Vatican: The Catholic shrines that draw millions of people each year

From Mexico to Jerusalem, Catholic shrines and churches are scattered throughout the world, welcoming millions of visitors each year.
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Paloma López Campos

Notre Dame

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Archaeology

The "fifth Gospel": Jesus and archaeology

Archaeology has favored historical research on the figure of Jesus and his social, religious and cultural context. In fact, some speak of it as the "fifth Gospel".

Gerardo Ferrara

2 Jul 2025

Death can be beautiful

Socrates already stated in the Phaedo that philosophy is a preparation for death. Today we gather here the beautiful reflection on death prepared by the philosopher and journalist Rocío Montuenga, who has recently defended her doctoral thesis on The end of life in contemporary cinema. The recent death of Pope Francis makes her testimony extraordinarily topical.

Rocío Montuenga / Jaime Nubiola

30 Jun 2025
holy ground

The most recent archaeological finds in the Holy Land

Recent discoveries in the Holy Land demonstrate that archaeology continues to dialogue with the Bible, not so much to "prove" each account, but to nuance the historical context in which they were written.

Rafael Sanz Carrera

27 Jun 2025
Inconvenient truths

"Inconvenient truths for autonomous people": a dissection of the tumors of our society.

At Inconvenient truths for the self-employedwith the precision of a surgeon, Dr. Martínez-Sellés addresses fifteen contemporary ills that affect the heart of our society.

Álvaro Gil Ruiz

25 Jun 2025

Sara Maria Blanlot. The true meaning of retirement

Sara Maria Blanlot lived her last years giving herself to others as a family counselor and active grandmother, convinced that old age is a rich time to continue serving. Her testimony inspires us to understand retirement not as retirement, but as a new way of loving and offering ourselves with joy.

Magdalena Santa Cruz

23 Jun 2025

A cowardly and quiet mafioso

Jakov, a Yugoslavian immigrant in Sweden, is torn between loyalty to his fellow criminals and helping a policewoman dismantle a network.

Pablo Úrbez

16 Jun 2025
Juan Marcilla Arrazola

Catholic scientists: Juan Marcilla Arrazola, agricultural engineer

On August 16, 1950, Juan Marcilla Arrazola, Spanish agricultural engineer and vice-president of CSIC, died. This series of short biographies of Catholic scientists is published thanks to the collaboration of the Society of Catholic Scientists of Spain.

Alfonso Carrascosa

15 Jun 2025
How the spirit acts in the world

How the spirit acts in the world

Javier Sánchez Cañizares' book explores the relationship between faith, science and spirituality from a contemporary philosophical and scientific perspective. He defends the compatibility between the spiritual soul and quantum physics, and proposes an integral vision of the human being as a bridge between matter and transcendence.

José Carlos Martín de la Hoz

14 Jun 2025

The Christian in public life

The Christian in public life is called to be a person of dialogue: dynamic, flexible, open to change but not one who will change for change’s sake. While these words are relatively easy to write, they are demanding to carry out.

Leonard Franchi

14 Jun 2025
St. Josemaría liturgy

St. Josemaría and the liturgy

The book "St. Josemaría and the liturgy"published by Juan José Silvestre, professor of Liturgy at the University of Navarra, offers keys to understanding the saint's vision of the Holy Mass.

Juan José Silvestre

11 Jun 2025

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

It's happening...

Holywins: una alternativa alegre y católica a Halloween

Omnes Editorial Staff
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
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