There’s new graffiti art depicting Pope Francis in Rome! From street artist “MauPal” (Mauro Pallotta), the same person who created the famous “Super Pope” graffiti, the new work shows the pontiff beating a Swiss Guard in Tic-Tac-Toe. Instead of playing with O’s, however, the pontiff is...
Elizabeth Anscombe is one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. A student of Ludwig Wittgenstein, she eventually researched and taught at Oxford for 24 years. She was also a devout convert to Catholicism, taking lots of heat for defending the Church’s most controversial teachings. Her daughter,...
St. Padre Pio was one of the greatest saints of the 20th century. A devoted priest, miracle-worker, and demon-fighter, he touched so many people that 100k attended his funeral. But did you know he had a mystical vision in the final moments before his death? After barely making...
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On March 14, 1930, Venerable Maria del Carmen Gonzales-Valerio was born in Madrid, Spain. Following her birth, she become seriously ill. This prompted her to be baptized at an early age. At the age of two, she was confirmed. A family friend, Most Revened Tedeschini wanted to give her...
St. Augustine is one of the most important thinkers in the history of the world. Staggeringly brilliant, rhetorically unmatched, and – most importantly – utterly committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Augustine set the tone for Western theology and philosophy for the next millennium and a half – an influence that hasn’...
