Most of the 18 Catholic missionaries murdered in 2022 were not carrying out high-risk missions when they were assassinated but were simply "immersed and submerged in the ordinariness of their lives and their apostolic work," said the editor of Fides, the Vatican's
An elderly Catholic missionary in Hong Kong has launched a three-day hunger strike outside a high-security prison demanding the release of politicians and activists incarcerated under the city's Beijing-imposed controversial national security law.
Father Franco Mella, 74, a member of the Milan-based Pontifical
Evangelization efforts must be characterized by zeal to preach the Gospel and obedience to Christ and his church, Pope Francis told members of the Neocatechumenal Way.
"Go forward! Courage! Thank you for your generosity," the pope said June 27. "Do not forget the
Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck announced June 16 the diocese will open an investigation into "the holiness of life and love for God" of North Dakota native Michelle Christine Duppong, who died of cancer Dec. 25, 2015. She was 31.
At the
Those who are called to be missionaries of mercy are entrusted with the important task of being the face and the voice of God's love to those in need, Pope Francis said.
"Let us never forget that God does not act in the
In situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Presenting its annual list of missionaries killed during the year Dec. 30,
As Christian missionaries and family members, some as young as 8 months old, were still being held for ransom in Haiti by a gang notorious for group kidnappings, other charities and religious groups examined how they can remain safe while delivering humanitarian
From the beginning, the Catholic Church has been on mission to spread the Gospel to all nations, but how has it changed over the centuries, and what does it look like today? Many organizations — such as Family Missions Company, Lay Mission-Helpers
Guided by founder Justin Fatica, Hard As Nails missionaries travel the country and the world bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to youth. And these missionaries are all in. They remind us that as members of the Church, we have a
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Colin Miller and Nathan Belk are spending their days walking through the streets of downtown Baltimore. In their backpacks they might carry some clean pairs of socks for a homeless person or a bottle of water. But they are