A hundred years after, Fatima continues to be relevant and a focus of spiritual renewal of the Church and the world, now more than ever, with the exemplary lives of two humble and saintly children who are set as models worth emulating.
Jacinta and Francisco, two of the three little shepherds who witnessed the Virgin Mary's apparitions in Fatima in 1917, are the first children non-martyrs to be canonized in the history of the Church.…
The most important dimension of the message of Fatima is the idea of conversion, translated or materialized through pilgrimage. The sanctuary continues to attract millions of people – more than five…
In This Issue
World Touch
The diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God, Father Ezekiel Ramin, a Comboni missionary killed in Brazil on July 24, 1985, has been concluded.
July 2017
Pew, a think-tank, has reported a surprisingly “high” overall level of restrictions on religion: the study finds it “high” or “very high” in fully one-quarter of the 198 nations assessed. Moreover,…
July 2017
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to ban mining for gold and other metals. The vote by its legislative assembly on March 29 marked the culmination of a multi-year campaign in which…
July 2017
New statistics released by the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics show that Africa has had the highest growth rate of baptized Catholics compared to other continents.
July 2017
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17th in Ordinary Time
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St. Ignatius of Loyola
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