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Wednesday 25 May |

Saint of the Day: St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

Italy

monsignor matteo zuppi

I.Media for Aleteia

Did the next pope just get named president of the Italian bishops?

ORATORY OF WOMEN;PALERMO;ORATORIO DAMES

V. M. Traverso

The secret chapel where rich Sicilian ladies met to help poor pregnant women

ITALY-ROME-SOCIAL-ANTI-ABORTION-DEMONSTRATION-PRO-LIFE-ALETEIA

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Photos and Pope’s words: Italy’s March and Adoration for Life

GIULIA LAMA CRUCIFIX

V. M. Traverso

The moving Christian art by a little-known Venetian woman from the 16th century

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

Theresa Civantos Barber

Make this yummy Italian recipe to honor St. Catherine of Siena

ITALY

John Burger

Italian court orders families to use surnames of both parents for kids

matera

Bret Thoman, OFS

The Italian city that plays ancient Jerusalem in the movies

cefalu sicily

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage to the beautiful island of Sicily

DAVID

Bret Thoman, OFS

David vs. Goliath: Hope that evil will never triumph

Prachi Dhabal Deb

Cerith Gardiner

Incredible giant cake is a record-breaking replica of Milan Cathedral

VATICAN;TOURIST

Bret Thoman, OFS

COVID travel restrictions are lifting, making pilgrimages possible

PISA

Bret Thoman, OFS

Pisa: There’s more than the Leaning Tower

Zelda Caldwell

A chapel created by Michelangelo was cleaned with the help of bacteria

Bret Thoman, OFS

This Italian pastry shop is famous for its “sinful” cake named after the pope

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I.Media for Aleteia

Can the Church stop the euthanasia threat in Italy?

Basilica of Santa Croce

Bret Thoman, OFS

Stendhal’s syndrome: A danger to tourists in Florence since the 19th century

Josephine Bakhita

Bret Thoman, OFS

A pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Josephine Bakhita

MICHAELANGELO SKETCHES

V. M. Traverso

This church in Florence has a secret room with Michelangelo’s sketches

Matthew Green

Thieves break into an Italian convent’s safe, and find a note from the sisters … and an owl!

WOMAN

J-P Mauro

Italian bishop prohibits unvaccinated from administering Communion

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