Francis: Portrait of the Pope as a young man and as young Jesuit tested in the Dirty War

Just before Christmas 1936, Regina Bergoglio gave birth to her first child, who she named Jorge, which is Spanish for George. As she held h...

Padre Pio's path to the priesthood was not easy - Pio had to overcome many challenges before he was ordained

The first Catholic priest to receive the stigmata was born on the 25 th of May, 1887 and named ‘Francesco’.  He was the son of Grazio and G...

A hiatus...

I wish every reader and anyone who stumbles on this blog a lovely, peaceful Holy Week and Happy Easter. About to jump on a plane, and go to ...

The person who got sidelined on St Patrick’s Day?

My tiny efforts to celebrate the feast included; wearing a green velvet dress, and matching green suede shoes with cream-coloured floral la...