27 July - Saint Nathalie of Cordoba martyred in 852. During the persecution unleashed by the Caliph Abd al-Rahman II, like many inhabitants of Cordoba, Aurelius and his wife Nathalie, as well as their cousins Felix and his wife Liliose (or Liliane), pretended to be Muslims.

Is the government just solving a crisis?. Pope Francis said, "The responsibility of government is not just to solve crises, but to create things aimed at the common good." Political work provides all the solutions required by multifaceted problems and must aim at common interests. Catechesis on government and its duties, with Fr. Marcel Ranivomanalina.

July 26 - Joachim is Anne's husband and the father of the Virgin Mary. They are celebrated on July 26th in the Roman rite and on September 9th in the East. The canonical Gospels of the New Testament do not name Mary's parents, but the story of Joachim and Anne appears in the apocryphal Gospel of James.

Believers have a duty to express their opinion, in the face of management methods that do not reflect Christian identity, especially morals, that is to say the "tyrannical" form of management. Dictatorship is: "force". History has taught us what "tyranny" means, because those who obtain power or authority and use dictatorship to control land and country. Catechesis on government and its duties, with Fr. Marcel Ranivomanalina.

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....

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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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