A Word from Cardinal Dolan: St. Josephine Bakhita
| 02/9/2024
By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
Yesterday was the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of those who have suffered from human trafficking.
Kidnapped in Sudan and sold into slavery, she was adopted by an Italian family, and from them she learned the Catholic faith.
"Concédeme conocer mejor qué es lo que me mueve, para rechazar aquello que me aleja de Cristo, y así más amarlo y servirlo", dice el papa de oración.
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Our Sunday Visitor
| 07/09/2025
"Grant me a deeper understanding of what moves me, so that I may reject what draws me away from Christ, and love him and serve him more fully," the Pope's prayer said.
By:
Our Sunday Visitor
| 07/09/2025
Concerns over Father Carlos Jaimes Guerrero's fate grew as a gruesome discovery of the bodies of eight Christian missionaries who disappeared without a trace in April sent shockwaves through the country.