Saint of the Day for December 4: Saint John Damascene
John 's Story: was born in Syria, in Damascus, into an influential family of Christian Arabs and, while still…
Gospel for Sunday, December 4: Matthew 3: 1-12
II Sunday of Advent A
1In those days John the Baptist came and preached in the Judean desert 2saying: "Repent,…
Saint Of The Day For December 3: Saint Francis Xavier
Forty-six years of life, eleven of which were spent in the missions: with good reason, Saint Francis Xavier can be…
Saint Of The Day For December 2: Saint Silverius, Pope
Originally from what is now Ciociaria, Silverius was the 58th Pope of the Church of Rome, deposed and then forced…
Saint Of The Day For December 1: Saint Eligius
St. Eligius is the patron saint of goldsmiths and, by extension, of metalworkers, ironmongers, blacksmiths, horses…
Burkina Faso, OCADES conference: more and more women in migration flows
Migratory flows from Africa are registering an increasing number of women, according to a conference organised by…
Feast of St Andrew, Pope Francis greets His Holiness Bartholomew I: together for…
Christians today celebrate St Andrew the Apostle, brother of Peter and patron of the Church of Constantinople, an…
Saint Of The Day For November 30: Saint Andrew the Apostle
Saint Andrew the Apostle is the Patron Saint of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Brother of Simon Peter,…
Saint Of The Day For November 29: Saint Saturninus
He is one of the countless martyrs of the early centuries. Of Saturninus, a native of Carthage, Pope St Damasus…
DR Congo, they were organising a peace march: two women kidnapped in South Kivu
Being missionaries and peace workers in Congo is becoming increasingly difficult: news has just reached us of yet…