26 November - Jean Berchmans is born on 13 March 1599 into a prominent bourgeois family from Diest. He is by nature joyful and aspires from his adolescence to become a priest. He studied at the Jesuit College in Mechelen.

25 November - Catherine is said to have been born in 294 to a noble family in Alexandria, Egypt, and to have died there in 307. She quickly acquires knowledge that places her among the greatest poets and philosophers of the time.

24 November - Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, born in 1795 and died in Hanoi on 21 December 1839, was a Vietnamese Catholic priest who was executed by decapitation during the reign of Minh Mạng. André Dũng-Lạc is one of the 117 martyrs of Vietnam.

23 November - Saint Clement was born in Rome, he lived in the first century. Rich, educated and zealous in his search for the truth, it was in Christianity that he found satisfaction to soothe his mind and soul.

For a genuine and authentic transformation

“Let your love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). Message from the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar to the Catholic faithful, to the leaders and officials of the nation, to young Malagasy people without distinction, to all our compatriots, and to all people of good will.

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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