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Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Gregory the Great

8 min de leitura

A rich young Roman traded his palace for a monastery and became the pope who called himself the servant of the servants of God.

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Saint John XXIII: The Good Pope

Saint John XXIII: The Good Pope

8 min de leitura

A boy from a farming family grew up, became pope at 76, and on a moonlit night sent a goodnight caress to the children of the world.

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Saint Leo the Great and Attila

Saint Leo the Great and Attila

7 min de leitura

When a fearsome army marched toward Rome, a pope with no weapons rode out to meet it, carrying only his faith and a word of peace.

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Saint Peter the Fisherman

Saint Peter the Fisherman

10 min de leitura

A fisherman from Galilee heard a call by the shore and left his nets to follow Jesus. One day he would become the very first pope.

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Saint Pius X: The Pope Who Called the Children to Jesus

Saint Pius X: The Pope Who Called the Children to Jesus

9 min de leitura

A poor boy walked barefoot to school in Italy. One day, he became the pope who opened the doors of Holy Communion to children.

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Saint Catherine of Siena - Part 2: The Doctor of the Church Who Changed History

Saint Catherine of Siena - Part 2: The Doctor of the Church Who Changed History

15 min de leitura

A young laywoman wrote letters to the Pope and convinced him to return to Rome. In this second part, Catherine dictates her masterpiece, works for peace in the Church, and gives her life at thirty-three.

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Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 2: From the Chicken Coop to Santo Antonio Hospital

Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 2: From the Chicken Coop to Santo Antonio Hospital

11 min de leitura

From the old chicken coop grew a hospital that cares for thousands of people. Sister Dulce met the Pope, received awards from around the world, and stayed simple to the end. This is the story of the nun from Bahia who became Saint Dulce of the Poor.

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Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 2: The Friars Minor and Saint Clare

Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 2: The Friars Minor and Saint Clare

12 min de leitura

Francis rebuilds churches with his own hands and, without planning it, watches a family of brothers grow around him. Clare runs away from home to follow him, the Pope approves the Order, and Francis crosses a war to speak with the Sultan.

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Saint John Paul II - Part 1: Karol Wojtyla, the Boy from Poland

Saint John Paul II - Part 1: Karol Wojtyla, the Boy from Poland

11 min de leitura

In wartime Poland, a boy who loved the theater discovered, in the middle of great sorrow, a call from God. This is the story of young Karol Wojtyla, who would one day become Pope John Paul II.

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Saint John Paul II - Part 2: From Priest to Pope

Saint John Paul II - Part 2: From Priest to Pope

12 min de leitura

The priest who took young people camping in the mountains became the youngest bishop in Poland, then a cardinal, and at last, on an October afternoon in 1978, the first non-Italian Pope in more than four centuries.

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Saint John Paul II - Part 3: The Pope of the Whole World

Saint John Paul II - Part 3: The Pope of the Whole World

15 min de leitura

John Paul II traveled the world carrying the Gospel, survived an assassination attempt, and forgave the man who shot him. In this final part, we follow his papacy to the day the people cried out: a saint, right away.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

12 min de leitura

After the Miracle of the Sun, the whole world wanted to know what Our Lady had told the three children. Little by little, the secret of Fatima was revealed: a serious warning, a story that touched even a Pope, and a promise of hope.

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