the Communist persecution,” as Fr. Alejandro Burgos, a Spanish priest exercising his apostolate in St Petersburg. To promote the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima to the Easterners, Fr. Burgos had an icon

protects her own! On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca fired a gun at the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square in Rome. At the same moment, the Pontiff leaned over to examine a little girl’s medal

celebrated on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Three thousand faithful were present at the National Basilica of St Anne of Brazzaville. The civil, diplomatic and military authorities also attended the ceremony. The

its most holy Child Our Lord Jesus Christ, whose divine mystery no language can begin to express... St Bonaventure (1221-1274)

his body, immediatel y went to paradise; and you should continue to preach the infinite mercy of God! St Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary, 584

Chablais (French Alps) had been possessed by the devil for 5 years, when he was brought to the tomb of St Francis de Sales. There, after five days, he was liberated. When a bishop as well as a nun called Mother

of public holidays. Christmas Day (December 25th) and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1st) were already holidays, to allow Catholics to participate in the Mass. Speaking before the Senate,

Francis to cancel the traditional Wednesday catechesis in order to pray the Rosary with the pilgrims in St Peter's Square instead. But in the midst of this desolation, a simple sign of hope has emerged: a statue

name of Dabra Metmaq, located close to Lake Bouroullos and north of Bilqas in the Eastern Delta, the 21st day of the Coptic month Bachnas (May 29th), when large crowd, coming from all Egypt, gathered in this

wrote the Flos Carmeli Prayer, which his monks prayed every day. In response, Our Lady appeared to St. Simon on July 16th, 1251, and gave him a brown scapular, a long garment that rested on the shoulders [...] Countless saints, popes, and exorcists have responded with a resounding “yes”. But how? Remember that St. Simon Stock asked for protection in exchange for complete loyalty to our Blessed Mother. So, if we