Francisco de Assis Silveira

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St. Columban – “To this day the earth shines from his radiance”

Almost unknown to the European continent until the end of the fourth century, Ireland was profoundly Christianized after the evangelization began there by St....

The “Poem to the Virgin”: Golden Tribute of Brazil’s Apostle

Surrounded by a thousand dangers, the young missionary deepened his devotion to Our Lady. And he promised to write the Mother of God’s...

St. John Nepomucene Neumann – A Missionary and Pastoral Soul

Upon becoming acquainted with the urgent need for missionaries to evangelize America, the young seminarian resolved to go to the United States. It was...