Witnesses of Christ to the sacrifice of their lives

Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachus are remembered by the Catholic Church as martyrs of the early centuries of Christianity, and their liturgical memorial falls on January 19. The information concerning them is scarce and fragmentary and comes mainly from ancient hagiographical texts, in particular from a Passio dating to Late Antiquity, which was reworked in subsequent centuries with edifying aims.

The 28th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress concluded on September 19 with the Vatican Delegation in attendance. The delegation was led by Antonino Intersimone, Director of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Services, accompanied by Fr. Felice Bruno F.D.P., head of the Vatican Postal and Philatelic Service, and Vincenzo Marrese.