Religious News

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for the feast of PentecostFrom the Friday after Ascension Day until the Saturday before Pentecost, the whole Church prays and awaits the coming of the Holy Spirit, like the apostles gathered in the Upper Room with Mary.Each day, take a few minutes to read the meditation, invoke the Holy Spirit and entrust your intention. Read more...

The three secrets of Fatima

On 13 July 1917, during the third apparition at Fatima, the Virgin Mary entrusted the three children - Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta - with a message in three parts, which would later be called the Three Secrets of Fatima. These revelations, at once mystical, prophetic and profound, have marked the history of the Church and nourished the faith of millions of believers. Long kept confidential, these secrets were gradually revealed, provoking fascination, debate and conversions. Read more...

The message of Our Lady of Fatima

The message of Our Lady of Fatima is one of the most powerful spiritual appeals of the twentieth century. It was addressed to humanity by the Virgin Mary, who appeared to three young Portuguese children in 1917, in a small rural hamlet called Fatima. This message, both simple and profound, is an urgent call to conversion, prayer, reparation and peace. Even today, it remains strikingly relevant. The message of Fatima is an urgent call to conversion, prayer, reparation and peace. Read more...

The story of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima

In 1917, in the heart of Portugal, a small village was to become one of the most famous places of Marian devotion in the world: Fatima. It was there, in the countryside of the Cova da Iria, that the Virgin Mary appeared to three young shepherds, delivering a message of peace, prayer, penance and conversion. The story of these apparitions, now officially recognised by the Church, continues to fascinate, move and challenge millions of believers. Read more...

Marian feasts in May

The month of May is traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church. It is a month of devotion, prayer and celebrations, when the faithful turn their gaze more especially to the Mother of Christ. Among the concrete expressions of this Marian piety are several important liturgical feasts, rooted in the tradition and theology of the Church. These feasts are not there simply to honour Mary, but to help Christians enter more fully into the mystery of salvation, through her who was its humble handmaid. Read more...