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Cities across Spain are preparing to welcome more than 300,000 young pilgrims who will travel to the country a week before the official World Youth Day celebrations begin. The early arrivers will participate in historical and cultural events called, “Days...

He was born (Jose M. Garrigues Hernandez) at Carcagante on February 12, 1895, to a Christian family. He was baptized on the day of his birth, in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in Carcagante, and received confirmation...

Blessed Modestus was born (Modesto Garcia Marti) at Albocacer in the diocese of Tortosa and the Province of Cesellon de la Plana on January 18, 1880. He was the third in a religious family of seven children, his parents being...

He was born (Jose Ferrer Adell) on April 23, 1879, in Albocacer in the Diocese of Tortona and province of Castellon de la Plana. He was baptized on the day of his birth, and was the only son of Jose...

FIRST READING: For lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, And the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor branch, says...

FIRST READING: It also happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. One of the brothers, speaking for the others,...

Every year Forbes magazine compiles a list of the world’s most powerful people. The rankings are based on financial resources, individual controls, and amount of influence on world events. Topping the list this year is Hu Jintao, president of the...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican spokesperson, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed reports that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation by the Croatian government and the church to visit the Balkan nation. Although there are no set dates, it’s expected he...

This impressive cathedral marks the end of a long pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago. Spanning primarily throughout Spain, these yellow arrows point the way for pilgrims to reach their goal: the tomb of St. James. Thousands of pilgrims line...

If you can remember, when Cuba became a Communist Country, all seminaries where closed and religious and diocesan priests were disbanded and left the country, bringing down the whole priesthood and vocation to a halt for more than a half...

This is not the first time I heard about this. Actually, Filipinos are very creative, they can have tons of statues of saints in their homes while intermingled them with Chinese charms in the form of frogs, pigs and any...

Water may be everywhere but these days it’s not in plastic bottled form at Seattle University or the University of Portland. The two Catholic universities joined a group of eight colleges that have banned the sale of plastic water bottles...

He was born (Alejandro Mas Ginestar) at Benisa (Alicante) on February 3, 1876, the last of four children born to Francisco Mas and Vicenta Ginestar. He was baptized on December 12, 1876, in the Parish of the “Purisima Xiqueta” of...

Born (Luis Valls Matamales) on May 3, 1870, at Benaguacil (Valencia) and baptized on May 4, 1870, in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption at Benaguacil, he was confirmed in the parish of Liria (Valencia). He was the...

He was born (Jose Ample Alcaide) on February 3, 1896, in Vinalesa (Valencia) to Vicente Ample and Manuela Alcaide, the third of their seven children. He was baptized on the day after his birth, February 4, in the parish of...

Here in the Philippines we Celebrate All Saints Day by going to the cemetery and visiting our loved ones who passed away. It’s a centuries old tradition which became so commercialized, so sacrilegious that instead of having a quiet day...

This is another interesting article I read on the same Newspaper while taking my breakfast on All Souls Day yesterday. In this article, the Priest explains why some souls go beyond the forty days grace period of staying on earth...

This is a very interesting topic. Read it on a newspaper while having my breakfast after I attended mass on all souls day and before I went to the cemetery to visit my loved ones who passed away. I am...