Vatican renews China deal
Posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping hang on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic during a Mass celebrated by Father Yao Fei ... Read More
Stories of released Ukrainian women ‘make blood run cold’
Ukrainian women who were prisoners of war in Russia become emotional as they arrive in Zaporizhzhia Oct. 17, 2022. After their release in a prisoner ... Read More
Guardian angels are life’s travelling companions, pope says
Christians have guardian angels to encourage and guide them so they won't become sluggish on their journey in life, Pope Francis said. Without the guidance ... Read More
Russian priest says Catholics, including clerics, fear conscription
Russian police officers detain men during an unsanctioned rally in Moscow protesting President Vladimir Putin’s announced mobilization of reservists in the Russia-Ukraine war Sept. 21, ... Read More
Catholics in Poland, Western Ukraine welcome people fleeing threat of war
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — With the “further escalation of tension in Ukraine,” the president of the Polish bishops’ conference asked Polish Catholics to continue praying ... Read More
Pope unveils canon law reforms on abuse
Archbishop Filippo Iannone, president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, attends a press conference to discuss revisions to the Code of Canon Law, at ... Read More
Underground bishop, priests, arrested in China
Villagers are pictured in a 2018 photo walking near a Catholic church in Huangtugang, China. PHOTO: CNS/Thomas Peter, Reuters Authorities in northern China have arrested ... Read More