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Saint of the Day: Bl. Giovanni Maria Boccardo

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La primera navidad de la historia

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Why is Christmas Eve called “Nochebuena” in Spanish?

MUXIA

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Galicia’s Ribeira Sacra: The sacred jewel of Spain

LUCY

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Santa Lucía: The bearer of light and a joyful tradition

SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS

Philip Kosloski

St. John of the Cross’ beautiful last words before he died

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Daniel Esparza

Why is Juana de la Cruz now Blessed Juana?

SUMARI

Patricia Navas González

Beatification of jeweler with 11 kids and shelter chaplain

Monasterio Real de San Lorenzo de El Escorial cerca de Madrid, España

Daniel Esparza

5 Monasteries in Spain to inspire pilgrimage and wonder

Beato Torres Padilla

I.Media

Blessed José miracle: the healing of one of his spiritual daughters

Pielgrzymi w średniowiecznej hiszpańskiej wiosce

Daniel Esparza

Pilgrimages in Spain beyond the Camino de Santiago

Beato Torres Padilla

Patricia Navas González

A new Blessed: Fr. Torres Padilla “sculpted” souls

Pope Francis arrives for a weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square in The Vatican on October 30, 2024.

Isabella H. de Carvalho

Pope gets chuckles by warning against fake smiles (Watch)

ŚWIĘTY JAN OD KRZYŻA

Daniel Esparza

The Way of Nothing: Contemplation with St. John of the Cross

Jesus Spain

Majo Frias

Beauty in tragedy: Christ present in flooded Spain

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I.Media

Migrants are the children we don’t want to have, says Pope

SPAIN FLOOD

Cerith Gardiner

A little light in the disaster of flood-hit Valencia

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Daniel Esparza

A Spanish festival of chestnuts, sweet treats, and tradition

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

1st results from exams of Teresa of Avila’s relics

Pielgrzymi w średniowiecznej hiszpańskiej wiosce

Daniel Esparza

New academic focus on Camino de Santiago unveiled in Rome

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Martyrs’ last 3 letters make us think about heaven, but also earthly things

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Daniel Esparza

A Spanish priest, a cake, and Haydn’s orchestral gift

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