Sr. Clara Isabel Morazzani

“I hope that, despite my miseries, the Sacred Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, Our Lady, St. Joseph, my Guardian Angel, Dr. Plinio, Dona Lucilia, and all my intercessors will help me and do in me, with me, and beyond me all that I should do to fulfil my mission entirely. “And …

Few have never heard of the catacombs of Rome, and countless have personally visited them. Toured by thousands daily, these underground galleries wield a mysterious attraction, and leave pilgrims with a deep and lasting impression. In the shadows of these labyrinths, some excavated at a depth of over 20 metres, …

The island of Noirmoutier emerges like the prow of a ship from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, not far from the mouth of the Loire River. The island is separated from the continent by a narrow sea channel. In 1770 it was found that it could be reached by …

On March 16, 455, Emperor Valentinian III succumbed to the blows of two soldiers from the Imperial Guard, on the Field of Mars. With his death, the Theodosian dynasty perished, the last line to reign over Rome, hastening the end of a declining Empire. For a further twenty years the …

In his will, he had requested a simple funeral—befitting a member of the Company of Jesus—but Pope Gregory XV wished to add pomp and splendour to the burial rites of the Cardinal who had done so much good for the Church of Christ. He was clothed in the red vestments …

His great feat in life was accepting the apparent ruin of his aspirations, conforming himself entirely to the divine will. He was nothing in the eyes of men, but he was a great saint in the eyes of God, who judges the heart and not appearances. A person’s fulfillment is …