11 Papal hobbies and interests you didn’t know about
From hunting to playing the cello, from loving bowling to being a soccer fan ... This is how 11 pontiffs spent their free time!
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Man survives 20 hours after avalanche; says he prayed to his mom
"I’m not a believer, but that night I prayed to my mom," he recounted to Ansa news agency.
Powerful quotes from a saintly lay missionary
Like St. Francis, this lay missionary is famous for his work to help the poor and marginalized and for his austere lifestyle.
The conversion story of one of Padre Pio’s spiritual children
The relationship between Padre Pio and Raffaelina Cerase has been criticized, but the reality is quite the opposite.
Pope Francis makes surprise Christmas call to widower whose wife died in childbirth
The grieving husband and father to newborn twins received a comforting and encouraging phone call.
Former prisoner publishes testimonies about slain priest who was like a father to him in prison
After a priest was killed by a homeless man he was helping, new unpublished stories about him appeared in this memoir.
This 97-year-old Italian nun entered the convent at 17, and helped rebuild it after World War II
Sister Serafina has had a vibrant and varied life as a religious sister over these many years, and says she has never regretted her choice.
This young medical school student dropped out to become a Franciscan sister
"It didn't take long for the Lord to make me realize that He had a lot to teach me!"
35-year-old Italian priest from the Vatican to take charge of one of New York’s most important Italian parishes
From soccer player to financial administrator, Fr. Luigi Portarulo is young but capable and responsible.
He started to swim for physical therapy; now he has a Paralympic gold medal
Antonio Fantin credits his mom with helping him make his dreams come true.
Becoming a Poor Clare nun at 30: “I’m afraid, but also trust in God”
Michela is ready to give up everything to possess "the everything that is God" as she enters the cloister.
Russell Crowe will play a famous exorcist in his next movie
The actor Russell Crowe, star of the film 'Gladiator,' will play a famous modern exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, in an upcoming film.
How do you free yourself of resentment toward others? Advice from a cardinal
There’s only one way to really erase the spiritual disease of resentment, says Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
Father Eugen, a priest who saves both souls and bodies in the mountains
Fr. Eugen Runggaldier is vicar general of his diocese and an active member of a local mountain rescue team.
Cured from hemorrhagic measles as a baby by Padre Pio’s glove, Lidia is now a dancer
"Suddenly and inexplicably, something happened and the child was healed. She was cured of the illness she had."
Retired priest who is deaf and blind still evangelizes and paints
Fr. Cyril Axelrod still spreads the Word of God, especially through the internet, and says his disability is a gift.
The miraculous healing of sight for the foundress of New Horizons religious community
Her diagnosis was incurable blindness, but after prayer, Chiara Amirante's eyes were healed.
His family business was making anti-personnel mines, but his son’s question changed all that
"So you're a murderer?" his little son asked, and the innocent question changed his life forever.
Her mother called the police when she joined the convent; today her work is nationally known
Sister Paola D'Auria’s vocational story is stormy, but today she’s famous across Italy for her charitable work.
Ukrainian refugee in Italy prays to St. Nicholas for her missing daughter
They wanted to pray in the crypt of St. Nicholas, in the presence of his relics, for the protection of their loved ones.
