In 1941, when Ecuador was threatened by invasion by Peru, the nuns at this convent had piously invoked “Our Lady of Good Success” to prevent the invasion and let Ecuador have peace. The request was granted. The invasion did not take place…” Anne Cillis in ” Our Lady of Good Success and the National [...]

Here is the Christmas message signed by 13 patriarchs and heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem.
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Dear Sisters & Brothers
Greetings.
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas there seems to be even more, darkness, conflict and despair in the world around us. That means for us, as Christians, we must think even more carefully and deeply [...]