Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
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Stay close to the suffering, forgive one another, pope tells Latvians
What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation’s popular Marian shrine.
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Papal envoy says Vatican-China deal ‘a step in the right direction’
The agreement between China and the Vatican is a “step in the right direction,” Pope Francis’s envoy to the Philippines said.
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Bishop calls for prayers after abduction of 7 Filipino seafarers off Nigeria
A Catholic bishop is urging overseas chaplains and diocesan migrant ministers to hold masses for seven Filipinos who
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Priest: If BECs are alive, vocations are alive
St. Vincent School of Theology (SVST) rector Fr. Danilo Pilario, CM revealed during a talk on Sept. 8, that the vibrancy of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) is linked to the vibrancy of vocations…
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Pope in Lithuania: Don’t let anti-Semitism, hatred resurge
Outside the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, Pope Francis ended a day of paying homage to victims of totalitarianism and of warning Lithuanians to be attentive to any signs of anti-Semitism or h…
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Indian bishop accused of rape arrested
Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur was arrested by Kerala police Friday over allegations that he raped a nun repeatedly over the course of two years. The bishop denies the accusations.
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Vatican signs provisional agreement with China on naming bishops
For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the pope, the Vatican announced.
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The priest as mediator
We have to understand well the role of a mediator. He is like a bridge that connects two ends.
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2 more Chilean bishops step down in wake of abuse crisis
Pope Francis accepted the resignations of two more Chilean bishops, bringing to seven the number of bishops who have stepped down since June in response to
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What it was really like when John Paul II was shot
Twenty thousand people were waiting to see Pope John Paul II when he was shot and gravely injured by Mehmet Ali Ağca 37 years ago. A Catholic journalist from Norway, who was a 20-year old visiting …
