By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where God is present and, perhaps, discover new paths the Lord wants Catholics to embark on to share the Gospel with the
A senior priest in Russia has said he fears uncertain conditions for local Catholics after March 15-17 presidential elections, in which Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory after the forced elimination of effective opponents.
"Catholic preferences varied with the rest of the population
While the Gospel writers give different accounts of events with different views of women and men as disciples of Christ, fundamentally the Gospels still present a huge novelty for the culture at the time: that Jesus' disciples experienced being "a community of
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
At the request of Pope Francis, three Jesuit-run institutions of higher learning in Rome -- the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute -- will formally become one university in May.
Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of
The majority of Christians in Burkina Faso are now shying away from Sunday services and instead praying at home after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militants targeted churches and killed scores of worshippers.
The latest attack by insurgents on a Catholic
Church groups in Panama are increasingly concerned over the health and safety of migrants who are crossing the country on their way to the United States, following a surprise decision by the Central American nation's government to stop Doctors Without Borders from
As evidence mounts of sexual crimes by Slovene-born Father Marko Rupnik, church communities are resisting calls for his expensive sacral artworks to be removed from public display.
"Father Rupnik's case is still ongoing -- we must await a formal ruling by the Holy
The newly elected president of the Polish bishops' conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdansk, the port city famous for being the birthplace of Solidarity, is taking up his tasks in challenging times for the church in his country.
He will need to steer
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa's abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting them.
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, president of the Symposium of the Episcopal
A bishop in Jerusalem has appealed for Christians to start returning to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, insisting they should visit holy places located within Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem made the comments