Minority mission: Pope to encourage Thailand’s small Catholic community
he theme of Pope Francis' visit to Thailand is focused on mission, but in the Asian country where Catholics are a tiny minority, that mission is less about proclamation and more about witness, service and dialogue.
Vatican unveils official image of 2022 World Meeting of Families
The image, painted by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, was released July 28 by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and the Diocese of Rome, which will host the event on June 22-26, 2022.
The Philippines to celebrate 500 years of Christianity only in 2021
On 14 April 2021, the Philippines will celebrate the first baptism in the country, which is featured in the logo of 500 Year of Christianity, led by the Archdiocese of Cebu.
The number of priests in Asia and Africa has increased in five years
In the past five years, the number of priests in Asia and Africa has increased, but their number worldwide has decreased, albeit by very little, this according to the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae (Statistical Yearbook of the Church).
Pope thanks Swiss Guards for patiently welcoming Jubilee pilgrims
“We all need to help and support one another, and this applies to individual communities, and also to the entire Church.” Pope Francis...
Pope encourages people to rediscover the need for prayer
The coronavirus pandemic is a "favorable time to rediscover the need for prayer in our lives; let us open the doors of our hearts to the love of God our father, who will listen to us," Pope Francis said.