22 October - Karol Józef Wojtyła was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice, Krakow, Poland. He is the second son of Emilia Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyła. Karol Józef Wojtyła was christened on 20 July 1920. He received First Communion at the age of nine and Confirmation at the age of seventeen.
October 21 - Two Celine are celebrated similarly on October 21. First, Saint Celine de Laon, the mother of Saint Remi. And also Saint Céline de Meaux, virgin.
20 October - Irene is born into a wealthy family in Nabância, now Tomar. She is sent by her parents to the local monastery where she is placed under the guardianship of a tutor, the monk Remigius.
19 October - On 3 January 1694, Paolo Francesco Danei is born in Ovada, Italy. He is the son of Luchino, a merchant, and Anna Maria Massari and the eldest of a family of sixteen children, of whom only six will survive after childhood.
“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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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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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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