Category: Europe
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The congregation in honor of St. Rose of Lima where all the sisters are named Rose
By Abel Camasca ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 23, 2024 / 04:00 am After the miracles in Italy worked through the intercession of St. Rose of Lima and her canonization in 1671, a congregation of Dominican nuns was established in Italy in honor of the patron saint of South America. Each member of this congregation is…
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux: monastic reformer and adviser to popes
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 04:00 am Every year on Aug. 20, the Catholic Church honors St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th-century monk who helped to build up the Cistercian order — some of whom are known today as the Trappists. Bernard is considered the last of the Church Fathers in…
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St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 04:00 am As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” — the Miraculous Medal. “Even though a person be the worst sort, if only he agrees to wear the medal, give it…
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Vatican deplores Olympic ‘offense done to many Christians’
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2024 / 15:16 pm In response to the July 26 Paris Olympics opening ceremony that mocked the Last Supper — and after the French bishops and other Catholic and world leaders decried the display — the Vatican on Saturday issued a statement denouncing the scene. In a brief…
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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited…