13 October - Alexandrina Maria da Costa, better known as Blessed Alexandrina de Balazar, was born in Gresufes, parish of Balazar, a small town about 50 kilometres from Porto, in the Archdiocese of Braga, on 30 March 1904. She was baptised on the following Holy Saturday, April 2, 1904.

12 October - Born in Beyzymy Wielkie in the Ukraine into a Polish aristocratic family, Beyzym studies at the Kiev Gymnasium before entering the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Stara Wies, Poland on 11 December 1872.

11 October - Firmin is probably born in Narbonne. At the age of twelve, he comes to his parent Roricius, the third bishop of Uzès from 533 to 538. Firmin succeeds Roricius of Uzès on the latter's death in 538.

10 October - Born in Greece at the beginning of the 7th century, Ghislain comes from a Gallic or Belgian family. After studying literature in Athens, he joins the order which applies the rules of Saint Basil and is ordained a priest. He would have been the archbishop of Athens.

For a genuine and authentic transformation

“Let your love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). Message from the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar to the Catholic faithful, to the leaders and officials of the nation, to young Malagasy people without distinction, to all our compatriots, and to all people of good will.

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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