A Catholic look at the present time

Bishop Enrique Benavent: "In many localities of Valencia there is still a long task of reconstruction ahead".

The catastrophe provoked by the DANA of October 29, 2024 marked a before and after for the region of Valencia. More than 200 lives lost and thousands of victims affected the whole of Spain. In this interview for Omnes, the Archbishop of Valencia, Monsignor Enrique Benavent, reflects on the human impact, the Church's response of solidarity and the role of faith as a sign of hope in the midst of desolation.

Maria José Atienza

Columnists Columnists

Opus and Atleti: believing until the end

Javier Garcia

The World

Matachines. The dancers of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Citlalli Sanchez and Pablo A. Zubieta

Magazine

Access to Omnes magazine December 2024

Gospel

Joy is God. Third Sunday of Advent

Joseph Evans

Debate

A voice cries out in the wilderness: Advent by Isaiah's hand

Rafael Sanz Carrera

The Vatican

Jubilee 2025: a call to hope and spiritual renewal

José Carlos Martín de la Hoz

The Vatican

Hans Zimmer and Marco Frisina speak the same language

Luísa Laval

The Vatican

The new cardinals, a sign of the universality of the Church

Editorial Staff Omnes

The Vatican

Pope prays for peace and stability in Syria

At the Audience on Wednesday, December 11, Pope Francis said he is praying for peace and stability in Syria at this "delicate moment in its history". The Pontiff encouraged us to radiate and sow hope, to ask Our Lady of Guadalupe, and to prepare ourselves in Advent to welcome the Child Jesus at Christmas.

Francisco Otamendi

The Vatican

Pope Francis honors the Immaculate Conception

Rome Reports

The Vatican

A summary of the Vatican's financial situation

Andrea Gagliarducci

Focus

Integral ecology

Raúl Flores: "The greatest risk of social exclusion are young people and families".

Those who suffered most from the financial crisis of 2007/2008 and the covid crisis have still not recovered, according to a preview of the IX FOESSA Report that will be published at the end of 2025, presented by Cáritas. Young people, families with minor children, women and immigrants are the groups most at risk. Housing problems affect one in four households in Spain.

Francisco Otamendi

Initiatives

The place in Andalusia where you can see a hundred nativity scenes from all over the world.

Vocations

The testimony of a missionary couple: "Mission and grace are a symbiosis".

Vocations

A lay missionary in the jungles of Amazonia

Photo Gallery

The Church has 21 new cardinals

On December 7, 2024, the Catholic Church welcomed 21 new cardinals during a consistory held in St. Peter's Basilica.

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Culture

Books

Eugenio Corti (III): the epic of a writer, a man and a Christian

Gerardo Ferrara

Culture

Nuria Casas: "Society tells us that we can handle everything on our own, and it's not true".

Teresa Aguado Peña

Experiences

Contemplare returns with new features to support contemplative life

The Monastic Fairs of the Contemplare Foundation, composed of lay professionals, men and women, who help contemplative monasteries, is already here. This year there are French products, Trappist beer or integral products, which can be found in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, in ABC Serrano and in the center of Oviedo.

Francisco Otamendi

Culture

"Almost", more than just a story about homelessness.

Maria José Atienza

Vocations

Santiago Leyra Curiá

Antonio Moreno

Paloma López Campos

Lupita Venegas

Pope's teachings

Bishop Enrique Benavent: "In many localities of Valencia there is still a long task of reconstruction ahead".

Opus and Atleti: believing until the end

Matachines. The dancers of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Joy is God. Third Sunday of Advent

December 9 to 15

Cardinal Pizzaballa: "We need people to return to the Holy Land".

Rafael Domingo: "Spiritualization consists of seeing oneself from the soul".

A voice cries out in the wilderness: Advent by Isaiah's hand

Jubilee 2025: a call to hope and spiritual renewal

Hans Zimmer and Marco Frisina speak the same language

The new cardinals, a sign of the universality of the Church

Pope prays for peace and stability in Syria

Pope Francis honors the Immaculate Conception

A summary of the Vatican's financial situation

Raúl Flores: "The greatest risk of social exclusion are young people and families".

The place in Andalusia where you can see a hundred nativity scenes from all over the world.

The testimony of a missionary couple: "Mission and grace are a symbiosis".

A lay missionary in the jungles of Amazonia

The Church has 21 new cardinals

Notre Dame reopens its doors and other news

La Libertad

Growing sales of Bibles and other news

Eugenio Corti (III): the epic of a writer, a man and a Christian

Nuria Casas: "Society tells us that we can handle everything on our own, and it's not true".

Contemplare returns with new features to support contemplative life

"Almost", more than just a story about homelessness.

Vinel Rosier: "The Church in Haiti sustains the hope of the people".