Religious leaders in Jerusalem, in the Holy Land, condemned the violence committed by the Israeli police during the funeral rite of the Palestinian Christian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on Friday, May 13. The accusation was published in a joint statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Theophilus III of Jerusalem; the […]
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John Paul II, Carlo Acutis and Chiara Badano are among the 13 patrons of WYD Lisbon 2023
Cardinal Manuel Clemente, Patriarch of Lisbon, officially presented the 13 patron saints of World Youth Day (WYD) 2023. Among them are Saint John Paul II and the young Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Chiara Badano. The 2023 edition of WYD will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from August 1 to 6and […]
Catechesis of Pope Francis on the faith of Job
Pope Francis dedicated his weekly catechesis to the faith and prayer of the biblical character Job at the General Audience this Wednesday, May 18. “Job’s profession of faith – which emerges precisely in his incessant appeal to God, to a supreme justice – is completed at the end with the […]
A day like today was born Saint John Paul II, the pilgrim Pope
On May 18, 1920, Karol Wojtyla, who in October 1978 would become Pope John Paul II, was born in the small town of Wadowice (Poland). The future pontiff was born into the home of Karol Wojtyla, a noncommissioned officer in the Polish army who died in 1941, and Emilia Kaczorowska, […]
Rome hosts “Mary, Ambassador of Peace” exhibition to help children in Ukraine
On the afternoon of this Tuesday, May 17, the “Poli” Art Gallery in Rome, dedicated to sacred art, inaugurated the exhibition entitled “Mary, ambassador of peace”. It is the presentation of different mosaics of the Virgin Mary commissioned by some of the embassies to the Holy See that are exhibited […]
3 keys of Saint John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Pope Francis on the Internet
On World Internet Day, which also commemorates World Telecommunications Day and Information Society Day, we have selected for you some keys that the last three popes have left us in this regard. 1. Saint John Paul II gave us some good advice to face the challenge of evangelization from the […]
What are homophobia and transphobia really?
This May 17, the United Nations “celebrates” the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biophobia, a date characterized by the promotion of the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex) agenda. But what are these “phobias” really? Marcial Padilla, director of ConParticipation, told ACI Prensa that, in reality, the “day […]
Today begins the ninth to San Felipe Neri, patron saint of educators and comedians
The great Saint Philip Neri was born in Italy in the year 1515. He is the patron saint of educators and humorists, as well as the founder of the Oratory in Rome. He is known to have the gift of healing, prophecy and because he could read thoughts. Felipe used […]
Important church reopens after 12 years of restoration works
The Diocese of Tarazona (Spain) experienced a particularly exciting Sunday due to the reopening of the Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor in Calatayud, after twelve years closed for works. At the Eucharist, presided over by the Bishop of Tarazona, Msgr. Eusebio Hernández Sola, the current Bishop of Córdoba, […]
Is heavy metal satanic? This answers priest
This May 16, in which many celebrate the “international day of Heavy Metal”, a musical genre derived from hard rock, some wonder: Is this musical genre demonic? The origins of this musical genre are disputed, but it is commonly considered that its bases are found in legendary rock bands such […]