Growing up in Algeria, there was a martyr Fran\u00e7ois Vayne used to pray to, Blesssed Charles de Foucauld. Even though he was not a saint and was beatified in 2005 by Benedict XVI, Vayne admired how he united Muslims and Christians while living in Algeria and that both shared a French origin. <\/p>\n
FRAN\u00c7OIS VAYNE<\/strong> Charles de Foucauld lost his faith as a teen, but discovered his vocation on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After living in France, Syria and Nazareth, he went to Algeria to live among the Tuaregs of the Hoggar. <\/p>\n FRAN\u00c7OIS VAYNE In fact, Francois explains the Tuareg saved his life when he was dying of hunger. Charles realized then that Muslims and Christians could be united by a \u201cfraternal unity.\u201d <\/p>\n This image of Jesus he painted is a representation of his conviction: open arms and red heart representing God's love for all, whether Christian or Muslim.<\/p>\n FRAN\u00c7OIS VAYNE<\/strong> His love fused religious barriers and was renewed in his love for the Eucharist. This altar was made by Charles precisely for adoration. <\/p>\n FRAN\u00c7OIS VAYNE<\/strong> He died as a martyr for the faith in 1916 by raiders who circled his home.<\/p>\n While his canonization date has not yet been announced, his fame and passion for unity is already spreading throughout the world. <\/p>\n Melissa Butz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August 27, 2020. The future saint's canonization date has still not been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZWN49sENQZI","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcharlesdefoucauldeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcharlesdefoucauldint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46329"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nExpert, Blessed Charles de Foucauld
\n\u201cI didn't have a father. When I was little, I always asked my mom about him. She didn't know what to say, but gave me a picture of Charles de Foucauld. My dad had written on the back, 'May he protect and love you on my behalf.' So Charles de Foucauld became my guide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Expert, Blessed Charles de Foucauld
\n\u201cHe went to live his vocation along with the poor from south Algeria. He learned their language, Tuareg and made the first Tuareg-French dictionary to understand their culture and language better.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\nExpert, Blessed Charles de Foucauld
\n \u201cHe desired a universal fraternity for everyone, to be brothers and sisters. He was modern in how he dialogued with Muslims. He was found to be an example of a Christian who loved, prayed and didn't live by the sword.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nExpert, Blessed Charles de Foucauld
\n\u201cHe understood the sacramental presence of God could reach out and touch those around it, without saying a word. The Eucharist had an invisible force to touch others and change the world.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n