Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (d. 373) The great power of the scapular In May 1957, a Carmelite priest in Germany published a striking story, of how a house escaped destruction from a fire by the power

hope for everything?" Pope Pius XI (pope from 1922 to 1939) did not hesitate to say: "Tell your priests that they must pray a lot. Until the Pope has said his rosary, the Pope's day does not end." The

white—most probably the Pope—who died at its summit, near a cross made of rough wood. Other bishops, priests, religious men and women, and lay people also perished there. Saint John Paul II considered this

Carpentras (France). A local quarry donated the base of the statue, made of Tavel stone. The parish priest, Father Richard, conducted the blessing ceremony. Translated and adapted from: Midi Libre Article

pounding… The Germans departed empty-handed. _________________________________ (1) Polish Catholic priest and theologian (2) Future Pope Saint John Paul II George Weigel Witness to Hope: The Biography of

time remaining in prayer for 30 minutes, are now able to pray for 4 hours straight! Sometimes the priest, from the altar, will dismiss the faithful, yet many choose to stay longer. We personally witnessed

and at the end of it that’s when I said in my head, ‘Okay, I can do this, I can be a priest, I want to be a priest.’” He said he opened his eyes again and he was looking exactly at that blank spot on the

Church building was left to crumble. But Catholics are returning to the area. And two Catalonian priests, themselves missionaries to the region, are determined to turn the massive Catholic church into the [...] belong to the Missionary Community of St Paul de the Apostle (MCSPA) made up of men and women, priests and lay people, who have decided to leave everything behind in order to follow Christ as missionaries

Sebastian Walshe’s greatest experiences as a priest is going to people’s deathbeds and giving them the sacraments. [...] “I have so much optimism as a priest when I talk to parents whose children have been

This happened three times. Then I went to talk to a priest in the confessional. And while I was talking to him, another word confirmed what the priest was telling me: I was going to have a child! I had