St Benedict of Nursia: A Man Who Changed the Catholic Church
St Benedict at a glanceBorn: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), ItalyDied: March 21, 547, (aged 67) at Mons
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Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Africa, Algeria
Where’s that: Algiers, the capital of mainly Muslim Algeria. Our Lady’s connection: A statue of Mary as a black woman.
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Leo XIV: The First Pop Age Pope
Dear Reader, With this issue we welcome our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. The long turnaround of printing and distributing
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Why Didn’t Everybody Believe in the Resurrection?
Question: Why was something so amazing like the resurrection of Christ not enough to convert all the people of Jerusalem
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Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Mariazell, Austria
Where’s that? In Styria province, southern Austria. Our Lady’s connection: A miraculous wooden statue. The Marian sanctuary of Mariazell is
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Busy Month of Jubilees
Dear Reader, The Church’s busy Jubilee schedule is especially full in June, with eight separate celebrations taking place in Rome.
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St Benedict the Black: The Saintly Son of Slaves
In the 16th century, the son of African slaves became the most beloved religious figure in Sicily, though all he
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Shrines Around the World: Our Lady of Consolation, Turin
Where’s that: Turin, the metropole of the Piedmont region in north-western Italy. Our Lady’s connection: Cure of a blind man.
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How DOG is much like GOD
Dogs are a good model of God’s unconditional love, Günther Simmermacher suggests in this light-hearted article which seeks to point
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