Saturday 17 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. Mariana of Jesus

History

PHILIPPE EVANS

J-P Mauro

Bones found in Jesuit attic revealed to be English Catholic martyrs

READ

Theresa Civantos Barber

8 Picture books about faith for Black History Month

Dachau

Ray Cavanaugh

With St. Joseph’s help, these clergy were saved from death at Dachau

VATICAN RADIO STATION

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Vatican Radio celebrates 90th anniversary in 2021

MUZEUM WATYKAŃSKIE

J-P Mauro

Vatican Museums reopen again as Italy loosens pandemic restrictions

Friar bone analysis

J-P Mauro

Remains of medieval friars shed light on perils of the era

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UN resolves to protect world religious sites

JAPANESE WINE

J-P Mauro

Research finds Japanese winemaking was halted by Christian persecution

CHRISTIAN TOMBSTONE

J-P Mauro

1,400-year-old Christian tombstone found in Israel reads “Blessed Maria”

Franciscan Chapel of St. John The Baptist at Qasr al-Yahud

J-P Mauro

Mass to resume at West Bank church after clearing of landmine field

JOHN THE BAPTIST

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Archaeologists believe they have found the site of John the Baptist’s execution

Israel Antiquities Authority

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2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath discovered under Israeli highway

MEDIEVAL COOKING

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What did medieval Christians eat for Christmas dinner?

/Israel Antiquities Authority

J-P Mauro

Ritual bath found in Gethsemane from the time of Christ

REIMS CATHEDRAL

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German craft of repairing cathedrals added to list of “intangible cultural heritage”

Archaeologists recreate tiles from time of Jesus

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Israeli archaeologists recreate stone floor of the Roman-period Jewish Temple

CHRISTMAS STAR

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Rare planetary alignment to make “Christmas star” this December

DAVID AND GOLIATH

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Archaeologist disputes biblical height of Goliath

JESUS AND THE Dead Sea SCROLLS PRESS PHOTO

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Learning about Jesus by studying the Dead Sea Scrolls

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

J-P Mauro

Medieval ‘Where’s Waldo’: 12th-century stonemason carved himself into Spanish cathedral

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SPANISH FLU

Bret Thoman, OFS

What Padre Pio saw in the Spanish Flu of 1918

LOREN SCHAUERS

Amputee from the waist down is thankful every day to be alive

HOLY SEPULCHRE CROSSES

Mystery of crosses on walls of Church of the Holy Sepulchre may h...

PADRE PIO

Philip Kosloski

Padre Pio’s favorite prayer of petition

PADRE PIO

Philip Kosloski

St. Padre Pio: His life, his miracles and his legacy

PRAY

Philip Kosloski

Catholic prayers for strength

COUPLE

Cerith Gardiner

7 Joys to be had from a lengthy marriage