Pope Saint Leo IX (†1054) stands among the great reforming pontiffs of the 11th century, a shepherd raised up by

The Second Sunday after Easter, traditionally known as Dominica II post Pascha, places before our eyes the tender yet demanding

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Saint Apollonius the Apologist is one of the noble witnesses of the early Church, remembered especially for his learned defense

“I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on mount Sion. I was exalted like

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