Category: Faith & Life

– Corrado Gnerre In these times there is much talk of Saint Francis of Assisi, perhaps because the current Pope has chosen the name of the Saint of Assisi. And we often remember the meeting that the Saint had with…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía We have seen that Christ’s suffering and death were part of God’s plan. This is why in the Creed, we profess our belief that He “died and was buried.” The burial is a kind…

– Joni Cheng During the 14th century, a great plague known as the “Black Death” descended upon Europe. It began around 1347 and lasted for over a decade.  The deadly plague spread all throughout Europe and decimated the population of…

– Anastasios The 20s in the past century was a time of great social and political changes in Italy. A new party – the fascists – seized power and a new leader named Benito Mussolini imposed his will on the…

– Corrado Gnerre I want to ask you why the Catholic church is defined as “Roman” and why it is less remembered nowadays. Dear …, the Catechism of Saint Pius X says (verbatim): “The true Church is also called ‘Roman’…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía When the Church talks about our faith, we always hear the term “Paschal Mystery.” What does it mean? The CCCC (no 112) explains that this term refers to the Passion, Death, Resurrection and Glorification…

– Joni Cheng Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) created the most powerful papacy during the 13th century. He not only reformed and centralized church administration, but also became involved in political affairs.  In particular he contributed to the strengthening and renewal…

– Anastasios The Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, not far from the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano that we have mentioned earlier, is one of those churches which is rich in history and art. It is within the…