Molar pregnancy is a rare form of pregnancy, non-viable, without an embryo implanting in the uterus, a pregnancy with an abnormality that occurred during fertilization which causes abnormal development of the placenta. There are two types of cases of "molar pregnancy": first, complete molar pregnancy is the result of fertilization between an anucleated egg and one or two haploid sperm, second, partial molar pregnancy is the result of fertilization between a normal egg. and an abnormal sperm ...

This pregnancy can affect any woman, but there are some who are more susceptible to it: Those who get pregnant too early, before the age of 15, or those who become pregnant too late, after the age of 40 years ; those who have had a ectopic pregnancy, those who have frequent miscarriages, those who are deficient in vitamin "A". Symptoms: 40% have no symptoms until 10 weeks pregnant; 60% have symptoms, therefore the woman may have a severe sympathetic sign, weak, vomiting, pale, thin, pain in the pelvis, the size of the abdomen is not in line with the normal development of the pregnancy, it is that is, sometimes it exceeds the size, other times after that it is again reduced, completely variable.

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....

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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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