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St. Teresa of Ávila’s body remains incorrupt after almost 5 centuries
by Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 29, 2024 / 14:09 pm The Diocese of Ávila in Spain reported Aug. 28 that the body of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death on Oct. 4, 1582, almost five centuries ago. “Today the tomb …
Vatican prohibits customary Traditional Latin Mass for pilgrims in Spain
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 9, 2024 / 07:00 am The Vatican has prohibited the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, a rite that customarily takes place at the conclusion of the annual Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage in Spain. The …
Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 24, 2024 / 17:00 pm The Catholic Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of Belorado for committing the crime of schism. Canon 751 of the Code of Canon Law states that schism …
Shamanic ritual at World Economic Forum: ‘What spirit rules in Davos?’ priest asks
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 18, 2024 / 18:00 pm Father Jesús Silva Castignani, a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain, questioned the spirituality that governs the World Economic Forum now holding its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland: “What spirit governs Davos?” he asked in a Jan. …
Pilgrims walking Camino de Santiago broke record in 2023
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 16:00 pm Pilgrims walking the famous Camino de Santiago have reached a new record. In 2023, nearly half a million people from around the world hiked this historic route. According to the statistics released by the pilgrims office, 446,035 pilgrims arrived at the …
Was Squanto Catholic? What we know about this hero of the first Thanksgiving
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 23, 2023 / 04:00 am In 1621, lacking both the skills and the resources necessary to survive in the harsh territory of New England, European pilgrims encountered a miracle: a Native American who not only spoke English but who also used his skills and …
How St. Ignatius of Loyola became the patron saint of soldiers
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2023 / 02:15 am Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is also the patron saint of soldiers. Here’s how this Iberian soldier-turned-priest and missionary was …
How can we suffer well? 10 quotes from St. Teresa of Ávila
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2022 / 06:00 am October 15 is the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church whose life of prayer serves as an example for many Catholics today. Teresa Sanchez …
October 15: St. Teresa of Avila
On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation. Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada was born in the Castilian city of Avila during the year 1515, the third child in …
October 12 Nuestra Senora del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar)
The first Marian apparition in history appeared to Saint James the Apostle, the brother of Saint John the Evangelist, on the bank of the river Ebro in Saragossa, Spain. Unlike every other recorded apparition, this one took place during the earthly life of the Mother of God. According to tradition, …