Religion

Why Blue Monday? What makes the third Monday of January the saddest day of the year? And how can we face it? An old proverb says: “Monday is Saint Grouchy!”—a way of highlighting how the first day of the week, with its return to work…

Contents1 When the Week of Prayer Is Celebrated2 The Unity of Christians3 How the Theme for the Week Is Chosen The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a vital tool for ecumenical movements worldwide, promoting unity among Christians of all denominations in Christ and…

Contents1 What are venial sins?2 What are venial sins?3 Venial and Mortal Sins: The Differences Human nature, fallible and exposed to temptation, cannot be free from venial sins. How to free oneself from them, how to obtain forgiveness, and the differences between venial and mortal…

Contents1 The Holy Face and the Veil of Veronica2 The Holy Face and the Shroud of Turin3 The Sanctuary of Manoppello The Shroud of Turin, the Veil of Veronica, the Holy Face of Manoppello—miraculous representations of Christ’s face have fascinated and divided believers and scholars…

Contents1 Sacristy or Vestry?2 Where Is the Sacristy Located in a Church?3 What Is Found in a Sacristy?4 What Happens in a Sacristy?5 Who Is the Sacristan? The sacristy is a service room used primarily for priests to vest, but it serves many other important…

Contents1 Saint Rita2 Saint Pellegrino3 Cosmas and Damian4 Saint Raphael5 Saint Agatha6 Saint James the Greater7 Saint Roch of Montpellier8 Saint Sebastian9 Santa Rosalia de’ Sinibaldi10 Saint John Bosco11 Saint Giuseppe Moscati12 Saint Anthony Abbot13 Saint Christopher14 Archangel Michael15 Madonna della Salute16 New Saints Throughout…

Contents1 The History of the Day of the Dead2 Celebrations of the Day of the Dead in Italy3 The Day of the Dead Around the World Tables set at night and sweets for the dead. Prayers, chrysanthemums, and cemetery visits. This is how the commemoration…

The Black Madonna of the Sanctuary on the Guardia hill in Bologna is one of the sacred images attributed to Saint Luke. Here is its history. There are many depictions of the Madonna directly attributed to Saint Luke. Think of the Black Virgin of Czestochowa,…

Contents1 What are Marian Dogmas?2 Mary, Mother of God3 Virginity of Mary4 Immaculate Conception5 Assumption of Mary Mary, Mother of God, Perpetual Virginity of Mary, Immaculate Conception, Assumption of Mary into Heaven. The four Marian dogmas have been narrating a story of love, salvation, and…

Contents1 From Our Lady of Victory to Our Lady of the Rosary2 The Saints Under Our Lady of the Rosary3 Our Lady of Pompeii Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on the 7th of October. Born from the memory of a Christian military victory,…

Contents1 The Holy Sepulchre: What is it, and where is it located?2 The History of the Holy Sepulchre3 The Holy Sepulchre Today The Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is a spiritual landmark for Christians worldwide, regardless of their denomination. Let’s explore its history…

The 5-Finger Prayer is an effective method suggested by Pope Francis to ensure that no one is forgotten in our prayers. When Pope Francis was the Bishop of Buenos Aires, he already manifested all the human and faithful qualities that we still appreciate today. Chief…

Contents1 The Story of Carlo Acutis2 The Miracle of Carlo Acutis3 Modern Saints Carlo Acutis, the millennial saint who dedicated his short life to Jesus and helping the poor and needy, reminds us how much we need saints in the modern world. When we talk…

Contents1 Biblical prophet names2 The meaning of the name Gioele3 Evangelist names4 Matthew/Matthias, name that means gift of God The names in the Bible have always provided an inspiration for parents to choose how they would like to call their unborn child. Here are the…

Contents1 The Blood of San Gennaro story2 The liquefaction of the blood of San Gennaro3 When the blood of San Gennaro dissolves Three times a year the blood of Saint Gennaro, martyr and patron of Naples, is miraculously melted. This is what makes this miraculous…

Contents1 The Madonna and Saint Dominic of Guzmán2 Pope Francis’s Prayer3 Prayer for Good Humour October is one of the months dedicated to the Holy Rosary, but there are other ways to address God every day. Here is the prayer for good humour. The choice…

Contents1 Story of the saint2 Feast of Saint Rosalia3 The meaning of the name Rosalia Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, is celebrated on 4 September. We know better this beloved saint who defeated the plague and saved her city. Even today in Palermo and…

Contents1 The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception for Catholics and Orthodox2 The Orthodox and the Pope3 Purgatory for the Orthodox4 Baptism in the Orthodox Church5 The Russian Orthodox Church The difference between Orthodox and Catholics traces through the very history of Christianity between the East…