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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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The Hill of Crosses. Testimony of the faith and resistance of the Lithuanian people.

About 12 kilometers north of Šiauliai, the fourth largest city in Lithuania, located at the edge of the village Jurgaičiai and near the Latvian border, there is a small elongated hill densely populated with crosses. It is the famous Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas, testimony to the faith and endurance of the Lithuanian people.

Marija Meilutyte

8 Jun 2022
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Lebanon: a country on the brink of the abyss

In recent years, shaken by the economic crisis, the explosions of 2020, Lebanon faces a difficult panorama. The latest elections show a country that is struggling to change but has lost confidence and in which the role of Christian communities remains crucial to its destiny.

Gerardo Ferrara

7 Jun 2022
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The Lateran Palace: a treasure of art and faith

The Lateran Palace is a treasure that spans more than three centuries of Christian history and, since last December, has opened its doors to the public with a unique and innovative layout that runs along the second floor of the Apostolic Palace.

Giuseppe Tetto

31 May 2022
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Let's sweat testosterone together. Top gun is back

Patricio Sánchez-Jáuregui comments on the new film starring Tom Cruise, Top gun: Maverick.

Patricio Sánchez-Jáuregui

30 May 2022
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Ozernoye shrine: an oasis of faith in the steppe of Kazakhstan

Next September, Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan. In this multi-ethnic country, with a Muslim majority, the temple of Ozernoye, the national shrine of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, is a reference point for Catholicism.

Aurora Díaz Soloaga

30 May 2022
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The Lebanese mosaic. A country with an Arab face and a Christian heart

The communities that make up Lebanon are the result of various invasions, settlements and conversions, both Arab and Christian.

Gerardo Ferrara

30 May 2022
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Cardinal Wyszyński and John Paul II: A conversation on the threshold of death.

"Pray now for the Pope, not for me," encouraged the dying Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in the last moments of his life. John Paul II was united by suffering and love for the Mother of God.

Barbara Stefańska

24 May 2022
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Nuria BarreraI pray to the image I am painting".

In Nuria Barrera's prolific collection, the light and color of her religious-themed works for pilgrimage, Holy Week or patron saint's day posters stand out.

Maria José Atienza

21 May 2022
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Marry me... again

María José Atienza recommends reading Marry me... again by Mariolina Ceriotti Migliarese.

Maria José Atienza

17 May 2022
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Mariano Fazio: "The Christian must be traditional, not traditionalist: open to renewal, without falling into an imprudent progressivism".

"We are in the Church and in the world to love, because that is the human and Christian vocation." Mariano Fazio, auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei, talks in this interview with Omnes about freedom and love, themes of his latest book, but also about belonging to the Church, the family and how the classics can be a preparation for sowing the Gospel in a secularized society. 

Maria José Atienza

17 May 2022

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
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¿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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