Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar / Hogar de la MadreBraga, Portugal, Mar 21, 2022 / 13:30 pm (CNA).Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar influenced Venerable Pius XII to consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1942.On March 25, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the request of the Latin Rite bishops of Ukraine in wake of the Russian invasion of the country Feb. 24.An excerpt from the book "Blessed Alexandrina, a living miracle of the Eucharist" by Kevin Rowles says that the blessed was one of the "great Catholic mystics of modern times."Alexandrina was born in Balazar, fewer than 20 miles southwest of Braga, on March 30, 1904 and was raised in the Catholic faith. In her 20s she became bedridden after being injured while escaping from an attacker. On April 14, 1925 Alexandrina was laid in bed, completely paralyzed, not to get up for the remaining 30 years of her life.As soon as she realized that suffering was her
Pope Francis has sent a video message to the Movement for a Better World, 70 years after it was founded by Father Riccardo Lombardi, SJ, who was inspired by a speech given by Venerable Pius XII.
Pope Francis prays at the tomb of Pope Pius XII on Nov. 2, 2021. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Feb 10, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).In a video message on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to stay committed to making the world a more just and peaceful place, as his predecessor Pius XII urged 70 years ago.Pope Francis sent his brief message to the Movimento per un Mondo Migliore (Movement for a Better World), which is celebrating 70 years since its founding in 1952.The Catholic group was created in response to Pope Pius XII s radio message to the Roman faithful, transmitted on Feb. 10, 1952.In his "Proclamation for a Better World," as it came to be known, Venerable Pius XII exhorted his "beloved children" to take action."It is a whole world that needs to be rebuilt from the ground up, that needs to be transformed from wild to human, from human to divine, that is, according to the heart of God," the pope said less than seven years after the end of World W
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Pope Francis has written a letter to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Provida Mater Eccelesia, Venerable Pius XII’s apostolic constitution on secular institutes.