Dante Alba, LC, Author at ZENIT

Articles By Dante Alba, LC

The Moving Story of a Religious Congregation with Sisters Who Have Down Syndrome

The religious community founded to give individuals with Down syndrome the opportunity to dedicate their lives to God is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Dec 12, 2024 17:29

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Josué Benjamín Figueroa: the young catholic sculptor with great talent and vision

For Josué, art is not only an aesthetic expression, but also a vehicle for conveying values. In one of his sculptures portrays Jesus’ compassion towards a beggar, a scene that symbolizes for him the mercy and divine hope.

Dec 04, 2024 20:23

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Good News•Pro Life

17 children saved from abortion are baptized in Spain.

The president of the “Más Futuro Association”, Marta Velarde, states that the path to the Baptism celebration “has been very complicated because each mother has a different problem, but saving babies from abortion makes us deeply happy. Considering the especially difficult time, we are saving many children.»

Oct 26, 2024 10:13

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Leaves the NBA to Preach the Gospel: The Story of AJ Griffin Jr.

AJ Griffin Jr. is the son of another basketball player, Adrian Darnell Griffin, who played from 1996 to 2008 in the NBA and is currently an NBA coach.

Oct 21, 2024 18:13

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From falling prey to pornography to developing a project to help other young people get out of it.

A Notre Dame University student has launched a hopeful project to help young people struggling to quit pornography win their battle. Its impact is proving to be very positive, as within days many young people have signed up for the group.

Sep 18, 2024 06:46

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She was an atheist; he was not practicing: They started dating, and this happened after they went to mass

She began to realize that something was missing, but she never thought it could be God or religion since she had never had any contact with these realities in her upbringing.

Sep 17, 2024 19:09

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Giorgia Meloni wins pro-life law in Italy: pro-life groups will be present in abortion clinics

The “rooms of life” have been approved, which would be part of the hospital managed by pro-life groups who are allowed to be inside abortion hospitals to assist and inform pregnant women.

Jun 18, 2024 17:17

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Good News•Virgin Mary

Kyra: the young American Jewish girl who converted to Catholicism thanks to two friends (one of them Our Lady)

“I didn’t know what they were saying…. It just blew me away. I felt so much power. I felt so much truth. I really enjoyed that Mass. And I thought, ‘I want to learn as much as I can about this, and even more, because I have no 5% idea what was said at this Mass, but it was amazing.» Said Kyra.

Jun 06, 2024 19:30

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Catholic institute that is an icon of evangelistic development in the USA moves to a 250 acres campus

The Agustin Institute acquires a 100-hectare complex for the expansion of the institute, following the success achieved since its foundation in 2005.

Jun 06, 2024 19:24

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Doing a lot with little: the ministry and life of a young man to be ordained priest in India

Kumar, on the eve of his ordination, says he began to consider his vocation when his father got cancer and he prayed to God, “and that began to change my life,” he says. His father recovered and he became more and more attracted to being a missionary.

May 13, 2024 22:59

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FOX to present 8-part series on the lives of saints produced and directed by Martin Scorsese

The director has just signed a contract with Fox Nation to present the series in two seasons, each of four episodes, one in November this year and another at Easter 2025.

May 04, 2024 01:13

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Japanese woman is baptized after witnessing how her Catholic husband lived with faith his cancer

Junko mentions that her life went smoothly until October 2022 when her husband told her that he had just been diagnosed with cancer. At that time, she became so worried about the future of her husband and family that she went into shock.

Apr 18, 2024 23:40

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Pope Francis Extends a Hand of Compassion to Ukraine This Christmas

Cardinal Krajewski’s journey across Ukraine will not simply be about delivering equipment. It will be a pilgrimage of presence, as he visits communities ravaged by violence to listen, pray, and share in their struggles. His goal is to help open “the door of hope” in hearts burdened by despair and to stand as a symbol of global solidarity.

Pope Francis reveals two attacks against him that ended with the death of perpetrators

Francis recounts the chilling intelligence received by the Vatican Gendarmerie upon his arrival in Baghdad. British intelligence had flagged two potential attacks: a young woman carrying explosives was reportedly heading to Mosul as a suicide bomber, while a van laden with explosives sped toward an undisclosed target.