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From one end of the earth to the other, no devout Catholic fails to raise to Heaven the most beautiful prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God: the Salve Regina. What is its origin? Although the earliest reliable records of the Marian hymn date only to the end of …

Among the celebrations held in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, we highlight the Masses presided over by the Metropolitan Archbishop, Cardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores, at Asuncion Cathedral in Paraguay (photo 2); by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, at the Heralds’ house in Guatemala City (photo 1); and …

The dedication and blessing of the altar of St. Paul the Apostle Oratory, belonging to the Heralds of the Gospel, took place on July 11. The ceremony was presided over by Diocesan Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz, and concelebrated by the Vicar General, Msgr. Leandro de Moraes Diniz, the local …

In the mid-11th century, St. Bernard of Menthon founded the Hospitaller Congregation of Great St. Bernard, made up of canons regular, with the aim of establishing a monastery and providing lodgings for pilgrims crossing the Alps via the perilous pass between Valais, in Switzerland, and the Aosta Valley, in Italy. …

Such is the Church’s love for Jesus Christ that, after the Bridegroom ascended to Heaven, she was not content to encounter Him again only during Holy Mass, but wished to adore Him every day, wherever it was celebrated. Tabernacles arose in order to satisfy this desire. The God whom the …

For centuries, Judea – a territory dominated by the Roman Empire – kept a profound secret: the whereabouts of the Cross of Christ. It was only in 326 that St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine and a fervent Christian, decided to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, along with …

China: a kingdom of dreams, surrounded by walls so imposing that they remained practically insurmountable until the end of the 16th century. However, there is no place on earth, however inhospitable, where the sweet timbre of Christ’s voice cannot resound. For the then-called Middle Kingdom, the Word of God used …

Hands folded, palm to palm, next to the chest of one who prays: this is one of the most common and expressive positions for Christian prayer. Whether a priest at the Sacrifice of the Mass, the anxious student before an exam, or the mother interceding for her children, this posture …

The consecration of Saturday to Mary is a tradition that dates back to the Carolingian era, when Charlemagne’s learned advisor, Alcuin of York († 804), proposed two votive Masses in honour of the Blessed Virgin to be celebrated on that day. From the 11th century to the present day, the …

In the year 64, the first great persecution against Christians broke out. Anyone who professed faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ could be thrown to the wild beasts in arenas, burned alive in imperial gardens, murdered in the streets, or crucified for the amusement of the populace. The Church then …