Saint of the Day for October 12: Our Lady Of Aparecida
Our Lady Of Aparecida, the story: at dawn on October 12, 1717, three Brazilian fishermen pushed their boat into the…
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Cristiano Antonino
Saint of the Day for October 11: Saint John XXIII
Saint John XXIII’s Story: although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he…
War in Ukraine, prayers for peace in Moscow, according to Pope’s intentions
The Archbishop of Moscow on the war in Ukraine: "Bringing peace does not mean smoothing out all the roughness and…
Saint of the Day for October 10: Saint Francis Borgia
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Pope Francis calls for another economy: ‘Development is inclusive or it is…
Pope Francis returned to the theme of the economy needed for today and the future at the conference organised by…
Saint of the Day for October 9: Saint Denis and Companions
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Thailand, massacre of the innocent in a kindergarten: Pope Francis’ grief
Thailand is experiencing the great sorrow of what happened at a kindergarten in Na Klang, where a man killed 35…
Saint of the Day, October 8: St Pelagia, virgin and martyr of Antioch
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Saint of the Day for October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary: Saint Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for…
Cardinal Martini and the mission: ten years after his death a meeting to…
A meeting for reflection and discussion on Cardinal Martini's spiritual and missionary legacy will be held at the…