Singapore welcomes Pope Francis on final stage of 45th Apostolic Journey
Pope Francis begins the fourth and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, as the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore...
Singapore cathedral marks Jubilee Year, hails Pope Leo’s election
Visitors to the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd this year will notice two significant structures at the venue. One is a little monument...
Pope’s August prayer intention: ‘For small businesses’
As August kicks off, Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to pray for small and medium-sized businesses, so that "in the midst of economic...
Indonesian bishop declines cardinal appointment to ‘grow in priestly life’
The Vatican announced Tuesday evening that Pope Francis had accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, OFM, not to...
COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds
The Marian shrine at Knock announced Aug. 10 that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shrine and its church would be closed for the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary to ensure pilgrims do not arrive anyway.
New ‘youth edition’ of Holy Bible released at Asian bishops’ meeting in Thailand
Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao, chairman of the Commissions for Evangelization, and Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching of Malaysia present the new edition of the Bible for the youth at the FABC conference in Thailand on October 21. (Photo courtesy of the FABC)