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Beatification

Alfonso Ugolini, priest of patience and humble mercy

Alfonso Ugolini, venerable priest born in 1908: ordained at 65, patient confessor in Emilia-Romagna, model of late vocation and humble mercy.

Antoine-Marie Claret: rosary, press and missionary fire

Born in 1807, a Catalan weaver who became a typographer and then a priest, Antoine-Marie Claret traveled throughout Spain and Cuba, rosary in hand, distributing brochures and religious images. Founder...

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,...

Canonization of Carmen-Elena Rendiles: A Light of Hope for Venezuela

Canonization of Carmen-Elena Rendiles, the first Venezuelan saint: a journey of faith, disability, resilience, and a message of hope for a Venezuela in crisis.

Blessed Giuseppe (Pino) Puglisi

Welcoming Good into Wounded Neighborhoods Martyr of the Mafia in Palermo, priest with a disarming smile, Don Pino Puglisi transforms fear into hope...

Serving with Marie-Bertille Boscardin, hope

An Italian woman from Veneto and a religious nurse, Marie-Bertille Boscardin (1888-1922) reveals the power of humility in the hospital wards of Treviso during the Great...

Seraphim of Ascoli, brother of the humble

Saint Seraphim of Ascoli, known as Saint Seraphim of Montegranaro (1540–1604), was an Italian Capuchin lay brother whose poverty, humility and piety still shine today, and...

“Blessed is the mother who bore you! Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God!” (Luke 11:27-28)

Meditation on Lk 11:27-28: Jesus refocuses the beatitude on listening and fidelity to the Word. Reading of the text, theological meaning, spiritual and pastoral implications, patristic resonances, guided meditation and concrete proposals for cultivating listening to the Word in the footsteps of Mary.

“Saving Africa by Africa”: Daniel Comboni’s Living Legacy

Saint Daniel Comboni joins us today not only as a historical example of missionary zeal, but as a brother in the faith who has...