asking the Virgin Mary to intercede in favor of the unity of all peoples: "The entire body of the faithful pours forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who aided the [...] Isaiah, whose broad view on God's kingship included His sovereignty over the Gentiles, the Christian faith is broad enough to hope for the Gentiles to receive the Holy Spirit. The Gentiles visiting Marian

filled with all tenderness, Daughter of the most high King, Lady of the Angels, Mother of all the faithful, On this day and all the days of my life, I entrust to your merciful heart my body and my soul, [...] and Advocate of sinners You will not allow me, your unworthy servant, to swerve from the catholic faith, But that you will succour me with your great forgiveness and love And that you will protect me from

my name, they will cast out demons." (Mark 16:17) The power to cast out demons is a consequence of faith and the Christian life. We should all reread the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians (Eph 6)! The [...] of exorcism and the actual rite of exorcism A private "exorcism" can be said by a priest or any faithful (see Mark 16:17) and its form is undefined, for instance invoking the Name of Jesus or praying to

heart of Baghdad in one of the deadliest attacks on the Christian community in Iraq. Forty-four faithful, mostly women and children, two priests and seven members of the Iraqi security forces, were killed [...] 2010], victim of repeated attacks, the Christian community has been reduced from 800,000 to 500,000 faithful since the American-led invasion in 2003. In Baghdad, this community went from 450,000 to 150,000

spiritual motherhood in an exceptional way, through her presence imbued with charity and her witness of faith. In the nascent Church she passes on to the disciples her memories of the Incarnation, the infancy [...] mission of her divine Son as a priceless treasure, thus helping to make him known and to strengthen the faith of believers. Her life would have continued to be hidden and discreet, watchful and effective. We

level, this family lived a simple, laborious life, similar to that of the families around them, faithful to God and to the Israeli traditions. The neighbors knew more or less the other members of Mary [...] of the Messiah must have received the best possible religious education, which was the custom for faithful families who entrusted their children to God from the youngest age. Later these young girls went

genuine and sincere. Many people from neighboring countries have come to pray and express a deep faith by accepting the practice of prayer obtained by penance and the love of Christ. We noted conversions [...] religious education classes and reception of the sacraments of life. We also witnessed a strong living faith within the Movements of Catholic Action (Legion of Mary, Sacred Heart League, etc.). We saw a great

and Moravia, both evangelized in 863 by Saints Cyril and Methodius who brought the foundations of faith and the belief in Mary's maternal kindness. Here are two examples of the Czech expression of Marian [...] , Masses celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary before the break of dawn, were attended by many faithful who walked to church, lantern in hand, sometimes from long distances... In 1378, the University

added, because he does not want to accept the sanctions that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith imposed in 2008. These sanctions were levied because of reports about Vlasic regarding "the diffusion [...] apparitions, but the phenomenon continues to be studied by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, in his "The Last Secret of Fatima," published in 2007, said the bishop's

84) These documents are important; in them the 3rd-century Church professes and celebrates her own faith. In them we also find the memory of the virginal conception and the birth of Christ from the Holy [...] unique and essential function. The Church of the 3 rd century incorporates and fixes in a formula of faith the doctrine of the birth of Christ, Verb of God, Savior of man: "Of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin