and a pro-Apostolic camp. In the 16th century, under the influence of missionaries, parts of the faithful went to Protestantism and Catholicism. The Nestorians united to Rome then formed the Chaldean Church;

No, although there were many new aspects which I had to get used to when I embraced the Catholic faith, praying at the tombs of saints was not one of them! The Catholic use of relics, too, is sometimes

coming of the Messiah; grant your Church the gift of spiritual joy, and guide the spirit of all the faithful in the way of salvation and peace." (Prayer for the feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist

piety has become very strong in Germany, since the Holy Year of 1954, during which crowds of the faithful flocked to the large shrines such as Alttöting or Kevelaer: records show more than 800,000 pilgrims

the fruit of justice, truth and charity. Inflame in our souls the wish to live fully our Christian faith, without any compromise, in all circumstances of our life. Help us to understand our brethrenand to [...] bishop of Laval, placed the cornerstone of the Basilica of Our Lady of Hope (an expression which the faithful rapidly started using to qualify the apparition). From a civil viewpoint, the hamlet of Pontmain [...] my voice, For it is the voice of all children who suffer And who will suffer When people put their faith In weapons and war… Hear my voice When I beg you to instill Into the hearts of all human Beings The

Cana (cf. Jn 2:1- 12), when Christ changes water into wine and opens the hearts of the disciples to faith, thanks to the intervention of Mary, the first among believers. Another mystery of light is the preaching

followers of other religions, carried out with prudence and love and in witness to the Christian faith and life, they recognize, preserve and promote the good things, spiritual and moral, as well as the

and family and made him Abraham that is the “father of many nations.” Abraham is our “father in the faith,” because he believed the promises God made to him (cf. CCC 62). The story continues with Abraham’s

verse from John's Prologue give both a spiritual and general sense (the birth of Christians through faith) and a literal and personal sense (virginal birth of the Christ). (2) John 20:19. (3) This paragraph

more than ever, we can see that religious art is different from art, because it suggests a vision of faith. "And you must not know, O you who contemplate, whether you admire these images because of their beauty