There are places that seem to ask the visitor to slow down even before they arrive. The Abbey of San Fruttuoso, hidden among the cliffs of the Portofino Promontory, is one of these. There are no roads that lead directly to this ancient monastery: to reach it, you must board a boat or tackle one of the paths that cross the Portofino Park. And it is precisely this apparent difficulty that makes it so special.

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A theological and historical insight into the ancient rural prayer to Saint Medard, invoked by farmers to obtain fruitful and protective rain for their harvests.

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The Church celebrates Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. A former Spanish officer who converted after a serious wound in battle, he is the author of the famous 'Spiritual Exercises' and patron saint of spiritual retreats.

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Theological and historical analysis of Eucharistic Prayer III, introduced after the Second Vatican Council, which combines patristic tradition with a clear Trinitarian and ecclesial structure.

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Feast of Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna and Doctor of the Church, celebrated for his 'golden-tongued' eloquence and his defense of Christian orthodoxy in the 5th century.

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The Church remembers saints Abdon and Sennen, Persian nobles of the 3rd century who were martyred in Rome under Decius for assisting imprisoned Christians and burying the martyrs, culminating their testimony with their execution in the Colosseum.

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Every year, between July 29th and August 3rd, Assisi becomes a destination for thousands of pilgrims from all over the world to celebrate one of the most significant occurrences of Franciscan spirituality: the Solemnity of the Pardon of Assisi, also known as the Pardon of the Porziuncola. The 2026 edition takes on an even deeper meaning, as it is part of the journey of the 8th Centenary of the Passing of Saint Francis of Assisi, which will accompany the entire Franciscan year.

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A theological and historical exploration of the Prayer to Our Lady of Divine Love, patroness and savior of Rome, which combines the traditional text of the prayer with its miraculous origins in the eighteenth century.

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An in-depth theological and historical analysis of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, the foundational text of the Christian faith born from the 4th-century councils to defend the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit.

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A historical and theological deep dive into the devotion of the First Nine Fridays of the month to the Sacred Heart, from the revelations of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque to the origins of the reparatory practice in popular piety.

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