The Museum of Iberian Art of Cigarralejo de Mula inaugurates next Wednesday, March 29, five new rooms dedicated to the Sanctuary, which will become a new permanent exhibition space on the ground floor of the museum. In this way, the musealization of this important collection puts a fundamental element of Iberian culture at the service … Read more
Don Maxence is chaplain of the sanctuary of Lourdes. He recounts his daily life. The Notre-Dame de Lourdes sanctuary could not do without them and pilgrims necessarily cross their path. About thirty chaplains take turns to say mass, the rosaries, confess… If they are omnipresent, their life remains unknown. Don Maxence, 35, arrived a year … Read more
It has already become a tradition that many families and friends agree to spend Christmas Eve at the Bethany Sanctuarywhere a beautiful large nativity scene located next to the image of the Virgin of Bethany welcomes all pilgrims. advertising Indeed, when crossing the footbridge of the Bethany Sanctuary visitors are delighted with murals dedicated to … Read more
The Christmas period is upon us and the Sanctuary of Vicoforte is also preparing to dress up for the holidays, to experience the weeks of Advent in spirituality and joy, with proposals suitable for young and old. On the occasion of the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on 8 December at 3.30 pm, the “Nativity … Read more
In 1224, on a rocky outcrop near where the Sanctuary of La Verna stands today, in the Arezzo area, Saint Francis of Assisi received the stigmata, the five wounds of the crucified Jesus. On the occasion of the eighth centenary of that event, the community of the Friars Minor of the Sanctuary and the Study … Read more
The Christmas season is upon us and so is the Sanctuary of Vicoforte is getting ready to dress up, to live the weeks of Advent in spirituality and joy, with proposals suitable for young and old. On the occasion of the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, on 8 December at 3.30pmthe collection will be inaugurated … Read more
The devotion to the Blessed Virgin of Castelmonte between legend and history by Francesca Morselli The first spiritual retreat of Alleanza Cattolica del Friuli Venezia Giulia took place on 19 November in a place rich in history, charm and spirituality: the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Castelmonte (Udine). The sanctuary stands on top of … Read more
Bernard Rio has just published a book (published by Ar Gedour) entitled “Les Portes du Sacré”. How to visit a church? Which door to enter? Which way to walk? Where is the Stone of the Dead? Why are the baptismal fonts placed to the northwest? How to interpret the ornamentation of the place, for example … Read more
“Seeing such an overcrowding, the Carabinieri simply worried about public order.” Monsignor Gian Carlo Perego, archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio is calm, speaking of the reaction of the population of Comacchio after the constitution, by the prelate, of the pastoral unit of the parishes of the city.to. This led to the union of the parish-sanctuary of Santa. … Read more
“It’s not easy being a single mom, especially in the summer when everyone is taken care of by their families. The year also we are isolated. We have little time and means to look after our children and we are rarely invited, even by Catholics. » Around breakfast, the other mothers nod. Armelle (1)a 35-year-old … Read more