In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed a ‘Year of the Priest’ in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Mary Vianney, the Patron Saint of parish priests worldwide. Patrick Sbalchiero Beyond [...] exemplary model of a parish priest after the havoc of the French Revolution. In 1818, the young Vianney was sent to Ars, where he achieved the radical spiritual transformation of his parishioners and of thousand [...] proclaimed the sanctity of John Vianney, but has also designated him as the patron saint of all parish priests throughout the world. Summary: The fourth of six children from a very modest family in the Lyon
to believe: The natural beauty of the apparition site, the simplicity of the two children, the clarity of the message received from the mouth of the apparition and the enduring nature of the pilgrimage [...] completely convinced of the authenticity of the stories : the vocabulary, syntax and grammar of the dialect used by the apparition exceeded the natural abilities of the little shepherds. The visionaries soon [...] enthusiasm, the words of the apparition denouncing the lack of faith were at first criticized in the following decades among the locals. Speaking about the apparition from the pulpit the day after the event
mission in the sense of a charism intended to build up the community, particularly in the sense of revitalising prayer, shedding light on the painful experience of love and raising the hope of young people [...] later, Saint Therese of Lisieux came to guide him along this path. He joined the Redemptorists in 1944, where he received the name Marcel. Meditating one day on the love of the suffering Jesus, he was surprised [...] that a star has risen in the East that belongs to a specific constellation in the Catholic firmament and that offers the Magi of East and West a light that leads to the Messiah of the Nations." Going further:
during a strong strom by the intercession of Antonio Franco. Since then, the town of Santa Lucia del Mela has celebratred the memory of the Blessed every September 2, the day of his death. After a long [...] by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints , Typis Vaticanis, October 2012, p. 846-848 (official decree in Latin). More information: On the website of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the article [...] admiration of some of the most important figures of his time, including three successive popes and the King of Spain Philip III. Antonio Franco died in a supernatural light that filled the room as he breathed
an ordinary man of the 19th century: he became the model of a socially involved person and family man. At the time of the industrial revolution, no one was concerned about the fate of the workers. It was [...] from the July 1830 revolution that had ousted King Charles X from his throne. The accession of Louis-Philippe marked the end of the alliance between the throne and the altar. Deeply affected by the revolt [...] among the first to use. He began the delicate juxtaposition of tradition and the new spirit of freedom , which was to be the great affair of the nineteenth century. But he wasn't a modernist in the sense
particular, the mortal wound on the neck, the gold-woven dress and the linen cloths rolled around the saint's feet. This conformity is striking proof of the authenticity of the Acts , in the sense that the fif [...] faith of the dying Cecilia. The fingers of her left hand are closed, except for the index finger. The first three fingers of her right hand are outstretched. Unity of the divine substance, trinity of the persons [...] showed that we were indeed looking at the body of Saint Cecilia. Now, the description of the burial in the Acts of the Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia corresponds perfectly to the discovery made by Saint Paschal
of the world and for the conversion of sinners. The world is in great danger. My daughter, don't be afraid. " The dozens of messages Luz received are perfectly aligned with the teachings of the Church [...] consistency with the annals of mysticism, and the moral quality of many of the witnesses all contribute to authenticate the facts. Luz was fully obedient to the representatives of the Church: on April [...] between the beginning and the end of the apparitions testifies to the thoroughness of the investigations and lends credibility to the facts. It was not until June 14, 1994, that the Archdiocese of Madrid
medical training. Then, staying with the Little Sisters of the Poor, she began visiting the sick in the Taltala district of Calcutta. Shaken by the "indescribable poverty of the people ", she energetically overcame [...] Missionaries of Charity, she traveled the world, spreading the joy of divine love. Canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016, she remains one of the world's most admired figures. CC BY-SA 4.0/Manfredo [...] and learned to play the mandolin. She was greatly interested by stories of missionary, and by the age of twelve, she knew she wanted to be a religious and serve the poor. At the age of eighteen, Agnes left
all walks of life, the saint showed great foresight, foreshadowing the 20th-century perspectives of the Magisterium. His love of the Eucharist is the supernatural sign of the future joining of pure evangelical [...] 1537, the congregation was established in Vicenza, Italy (Veneto) at the request of the diocesan authorities. This was the first expansion of the Barnabites. Witnesses of the time recount a number of remarkable [...] he founded the Congregation of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, later known as the Barnabites. In particular, he popularized the Forty-hour devotion for the laity, the solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
July 5, 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) announced the approval of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Pierina Gilli. Interior of the dome of the Basilica of Montichiari [...] about the meaning of these flowers: the white rose represents the spirit of prayer; the red rose, the spirit of sacrifice; and the yellow rose, with golden reflections, the spirit of penance . The apparitions [...] lasted nineteen years. The unwavering obedience of the visionary, as well as the guidance and support of the bishop, is a clear sign of the authenticity of the apparitions. The Virgin's messages and Pierina's