Do you prefer skipping rope or hopscotch? On the playground, there are often both teams. And although we tend to forget these childish games as we grow up, there are people and occasions that remind us to remain childlike. For example, take this young priest from the Our Lady of Fatima school in Ubajara, Brazil. Read More…

In the historical center of Salvador de Bahia, in Brazil, stands the Church and Convent of São Francisco. Completed between the 17th and 18th centuries, this colonial architectural gem is a testament to the confluence of Portuguese Baroque style and Bahian cultural influences – indeed, it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Read More…

“Kobra” has painted about 3,000 murals on walls all over the world. You may not know his nickname, but almost everyone has seen some of his murals on social media: David (the one by Michelangelo), Christ the Redeemer (of Rio de Janeiro), Anne Frank, or Mother Teresa with Mahatma Gandhi. His work is a distinctive Read More…

The story of Heitor Nagel, a four-year-old Brazilian boy, is making the news in Brazil and beyond. The boy fell into the brand-new swimming pool at his home in Joinville, Santa Catarina (Brazil), and drowned. According to video from the home’s security camera, he remained underwater for around 11 minutes. The boy’s father noticed an Read More…

In the lead-up to October 12, the day the Church celebrates the patron saint of Brazil, devotees received a treat. The first phase of a giant monument in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida was inaugurated in the city of Aparecida, in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo. The sculpture is made of steel, Read More…

A Brazilian priest is certainly taking care of all of God’s creation when he spends his time finding homes for stray dogs. Fr. João Paulo not only welcomes stray dogs off the streets, but also feeds them and gives them a good bath. With the dogs all cleaned up, the priest then takes them along Read More…

Soccer players are more usually in the press for their impressive skills, or a love scandal of some sort. It was therefore great to see one of the soccer’s greatest legends, Ronaldo Nazario, in the media for some very happy news! The Brazilian shared images of his recent baptism at the church of Father Fábio Read More…

Heitor Borges is 2 years old and his best friend is a rooster named Tatá. He lives in Joinville, in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. This little boy is delighting the internet with his adventures through an Instagram account called “country baby” (“bebê campeiro”). One of the posts shared by the little Read More…

Ten years ago, as part of his first trip abroad, Pope Francis landed in another Portuguese-speaking country to participate in the 2013 World Youth Day, in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian flags and chants were omnipresent through the streets of Lisbon, as the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference estimates around 10,000 pilgrims made it to Portugal to attend Read More…

Identified as “Mr. Jesus,” a 93-year-old man presented bank manager Caroline Timóteo with an unusual gift: a live chicken. The story, which went viral on social media throughout the week, took place in Monte Carmelo, a small city in a rural area of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Caroline herself published the story on Read More…

When the moon went down last Sunday, Brazilian photographer Leonardo Sens was there to capture a unique moment with the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer. According to the Daily Mail, Sens was seven miles away from the statue itself — on Icaraí Beach in the Rio de Janeiro municipality of Niterói — when he Read More…

Holiness should not be something distant from us. Since the start of Pope St. John Paul II’s pontificate, the Church has recognized more saints than ever. This serves to highlight the sanctity present in all ranks of the faithful and to inspire more people to realize that holiness is within the reach of everyone. In Read More…