30 May - Joan of Arc, born around 1412 in Domrémy, a village in the Duchy of Bar, and died at the stake on 30 May 1431 in Rouen. Daughter of Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Rommée, Joan belongs to a family of five children.
Sunday, 29th May, 2022 — Seventh Sunday of Easter — I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord. I will come back to you, and your hearts will rejoice — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 17, 20-26
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. The organs that can be damaged when people smoke are many, but these include: the lungs and respiratory organs. The side effects of smoking can affect the whole body and organs: heart, brain, blood vessels, blood pressure and can lead to cancer. Addiction to cigarettes is very quickly entrenched. The presence of a smoker is a danger for the neighborhood, which is not a smoker. People who want to quit smoking must have inner determination and conviction. Tobacco addiction can be cured. People who want to quit smoking need help from those around them, mentally and with diet...
27 May - Augustine is a Benedictine monk. Prior in an abbey in Rome, he is chosen by Pope Gregory the Great to head the Gregorian mission. In 595, Gregory the Great chooses the monks who are to be part of the mission in Kent and asks Augustine, the prior of St. Andrew's Abbey in Rome, to lead them.
Pope Francis has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Miarinarivo, presented by H.E. Mgr Jean Claude Randrianarisoa. At the same time, the Supreme Pontiff has appointed H.E. Mgr Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, as Apostolic Admnistrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the same Diocese.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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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