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A joy stronger than death: understanding All Saints' Day today

All Saints' Day: understanding its history, its joy in the face of death and how this holiday invites everyone to live holiness on a daily basis.

Saint Jude: Questioning Christ to remain in him

Saint Jude, former zealot turned apostle of faithful love: his question in the Upper Room reveals that God manifests himself in daily fidelity. History, epistle, iconography and devotion.

Saint Simon the Canaanite (Simon the Zealot): moving from rebellion to universal love

Simon the Zealot, apostle converted from combat to universal love: from political resistance to the evangelical mission, witness of charity and martyrdom.

Saint John Paul II, opening the doors to Christ

Opening the Doors to Christ Karol Wojtyła, the 263rd Pope, transformed the Church and the world during his 27-year pontificate. Born in Poland in 1920,...