Jesuit Missionaries in Brazil Within a few decades after the Portuguese landed in Brazil, King John III of Portugal asked Pope Paul III to help evangelize …
Episode 13
Portuguese Colonization of Brazil
Portuguese Colonization of Brazil For centuries, the earth’s Western hemisphere was hidden from all that was happening in Europe. No one even imagined North, …
Our Lady of Aparecida
Our Lady of Aparecida The year was 1717. According to tradition, three men went down to the Paraíba River to fish. Having a run of bad luck, they prayed to …
Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs
Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and a group of 500 men, 16 horses, and 11 ships landed at Veracruz on the coast …
Francisco Pizarro and the Incas
Francisco Pizarro and the Incas Atahuallpa was the last ruler of the Inca Empire. In 1532, while he was off enjoying the hot springs in the northern part of …
Paul’s Ministry on Malta
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it …
Location of Paul’s Shipwreck on Malta
According to tradition, the site of Paul’s shipwreck is usually placed on the northern shore of the island, about nine miles northwest of modern Valletta. …
Melita – The Place of Refuge
People have lived on Malta for thousands of years, as evidenced by large stone temples and carved stone reliefs with intricate designs. Around the 8th century …
Ancient Malta
Malta (ancient Melite, Latin Melite Africana), part of a small archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea about 58 miles south of Sicily, is an island about 17 miles …
Triumphal Entry of Jesus – The First Palm Sunday
The triumphal entry marks the occasion when Jesus entered Jerusalem on what we know today as “Palm Sunday.” On that day, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back …
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