Read Dante’s ‘Purgatorio’ for All Souls’ Day
We do the poor souls a great kindness by our prayers and pious acts to help speed them on their journey to Paradise.
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5 Great Poets Every Catholic Should Know
An appreciation of the creative genius of Dante, St. John of the Cross, Alexander Pope, St. Ephrem the Deacon and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Lenten Mountain Climbing With Dante
BOOK PICK: Oratorian Father PaulPearson tackles purgatory with and through ‘The Divine Comedy,’ offering a springboard for a prayerful reflection of our own lives.
Catholics Invited to Make Pilgrimage in Dante’s Footsteps in Anniversary Year
“It is precisely in these two cities that the deep soul of the poet is contained. We can still breathe it in some alleys and places that have remained intact over the centuries.”
Dante’s Message From the Underworld to Today’s World
COMMENTARY: The great medieval Catholic poet still has lessons to impart — 700 years after his death.
Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Dante: Good Company on Good Friday
COMMENTARY: Poignant memories of Good Friday 16 years ago carry special significance today.
Celebrate Dante and Help Fight the Coronavirus
New sculptures and a new translation bring Dante’s Divine Comedy to life.
Italy Marks First ‘Dante Day’ Under Coronavirus Lockdown
COMMENTARY: Dante Day falls neither on the poet’s birthday nor death anniversary — it was chosen because Dante’s journey into the Inferno begins on Good Friday, and the traditional date of Good Friday is March 25.
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