The Immaculate Conception of Mary is the dogma of faith which declares that by a singular grace of God, Mary was preserved from all sin, from the moment of her conception. As we will demonstrate, this doctrine is of apostolic origin, although the dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, in his bull Ineffabilis Deus. “…we declare, proclaim and define that the doctrine which holds that the most blessed Virgin Mary was preserved immune from all stain of original sin at the first instant of her conception by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, in view of the merits of Christ Jesus, Savior of the human race, is revealed by God and must therefore be firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful…” Pius IX, December 8, 1854.
One in five people in Spain experiences unwanted loneliness: this is how we understand our charism in the face of this reality
The Spanish Government has recently approved the first National Strategic Framework on Loneliness (2026–2030), a strategy that aims to coordinate public authorities, the community sector and the third sector to provide structural solutions to a problem which,...