March 23 - Born on November 16, 1538 in Mayorga in the Province of León, Spain, he is appointed, although a layman, president of the Tribunal of the Inquisition in Granada by King Philip II of Spain in 1572. Eight years later, still a layman, he was appointed Archbishop of Lima, then capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

22 March — She was one of those noble ladies who admired Saint Jerome. Admiring him, she listened to the lessons of Sacred Scripture that he gave in Rome. Having become a widow, she left all her possessions to the poor and entered a monastery in Ostia, where she became superior.e.

21 mars — Clémence lived in the 12th century.when her husband died, the count of Spanheim, she distributes to the poor all his possessions and entered the Benedictine Sisters of Trier in Rhineland Germany and died there on March 21, 1176.

march 20 — Wulfran is the son of an officer in the army of Clovis II. When his father died, he distributed all his possessions and left his lands to the monks of Fontenelles...

March 19 — The Joseph being celebrated today is the foster father of Jesus. He is rarely mentioned in the Bible, it is the Gospels according to Luke and Matthew that mention him when talking about Jesus. The Gospel of Mark does not name him Joseph but "the carpenter".

March 18 — He was born in Jerusalem in 315, Cyril was ordained bishop and then placed by Acacius, Archbishop of Caesarea, in the place of Maximus in 350 A.D. But following the condemnation of Arianism by the Council of Nicaea, the relationship between Cyril and Acacius deteriorated very quickly.

March 17 — The Patrice, or Patrick in English, whose feast day is 17 March, is the one called the Apostle of Ireland. He was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 373 and tradition considers him to be the nephew of Saint Martin of Tours.

March 16 — Benedict is a Clarean nun, that is to say, a disciple of St. Clare of Assisi. She joined the convent of San Damiano of Assisi in 1214.

 March 15 — Louise de Marillac was born on August 12, 1591, in Paris. From an old Auvergne family but only ennobled in 1569 in the person of her grandfather Guillaume de Marillac. The Dominican Sisters gave the young Louise the education usually given to young noble girls: to know God, to read, to write, to paint.

March 14 — Saint Mathilde of Ringelheim, born around 896 and died on March 14, 968 in Quedlinburg, was the wife of Henri l'Oiseleur, the future king of East Francia (Germania). She is the mother of Otto I, founder of the Holy Roman Empire.

March 13 — Rodriguez is a Spanish priest, born in Cabra near Cordoba in Spain. He was ordained in secret since Spain was at that time invaded by the Saracens.

March 12 — It is not surprising that Gregory's name comes up several times in the calendar because there have been several saints with the same first name, but the one we will talk about today is Gregory I, Pope or Gregory the Great.

The Spirit of truth will guide you into all truth

At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.

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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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