Saint Francis life in a nutshell
Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone was born in 1181 ca in a small town called Assisi, situated in the Umbria region (central Italy). Born to a rich ...
Read moreThe transition from paganism to Christianity happened mainly through assimilation of ancient pagan rituals by the new monotheistic belief. An exam...
Read moreEvery year, the Vatican receives two incredible gifts coming from abroad for Christmas. European dioceses, consortia, and other organizations take ...
Read moreA Christmas Carol is a novella written by Charles Dickens in 1843 that tells about the fall and the rise of a miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge, as h...
Read moreThere is a deep connection between St Nicholas of Myra and Santa Claus, the red-suited long-bearded old good man that every child waits on Christma...
Read moreAll we need to know about Christmastide, the twelve days of holy celebrations starting on Christmas Eve and ending on January 6th. For most people,...
Read moreSome honor this festivity as a perfect opportunity to genuinely show off all the love they’ve been hiding all year long. Others think for whatever ...
Read moreExpressing one’s love might be quite a feat, but fear not! We collected some of the best ideas for romantic notes, said or put on paper by church p...
Read moreCandlemas is a Christian holy day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It falls on 2 February, and it is the very last day of Chr...
Read moreBorn into a Catholic feudal family, in Aquino (the modern-day Italian region of Lazio), a very young Thomas joined the ranks of the Monte Cassino a...
Read moreSaint Peregrine was born in 1260 in Forlì, one of the Papal States at the time, and was openly anticlerical as a youth. The Pope sent the Servite P...
Read moreThe tradition of bidding farewell to a light-hearted pre-Lent period with a spectacular as much as hedonic celebration stretches back to the Middle...
Read moreAs a Pre-Lent season, we are expected to celebrate Carnival praying and meditating, rather than playing funny jokes or wearing eccentric costumes. ...
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