Letnica: The thousands of pilgrims who flocked to the bright white Church of the Black Madonna this year were hoping to receive the gift of grace that one of its most famous parishioners once experienced. A formerly thriving Croat village reduced to only 300 people since the Yugoslav Wars ofContinue Reading
Nigerian Christians displaced by Boko Haram are beginning to return home. They are being encouraged by the government, which has won back territory from the insurgents but which is also struggling to provide enough aid. World Watch Monitor received a first-hand account from church worker Isaac* describing day-to-day living nowContinue Reading
Sister Teresa Marcazzan, who belongs to the religious congregation of the Daughters of St. Paul (Paulines) has said that their founder Blessed James Alberione used to say, “If people do not come to Church, the Church must go where people are.” Sr. Marcazzan was speaking to Vatican Radio’s English AfricaContinue Reading
The letter was scribbled on a piece of paper by the Albanian-born nun and presented to former Gilroy teacher Father Paul Roberts in India Continue Reading
Party for Freedom movement, walked into Gosford Anglican Church and played Quranic verses through a bullhornContinue Reading
Crowds gathered throughout the day at a series of outdoor Masses in multiple languages celebrating the Feast of the AssumptionContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis is treating dozens of Rome’s homeless this summer to a day at the beach and dinner in a pizzeria on the way back. The pontiff’s almsgiver, Polish monsignor Konrad Krajewski, said he drives a van with 10 people to a beach near Rome for a dip inContinue Reading
On August 12 Russian and Syrian jets pounded rebel positions in and around second city AleppoContinue Reading
Mother Teresa will be formally canonized on Sept. 4 by Pope Francis in Rome. Widely known as “the Saint of Calcutta,” she founded religious orders of women and men that serve the poor in more than 130 countries. Even for a woman who is an icon of modern saintliness, theContinue Reading
Egyptian priests serving in the Arab Gulf region have held their first conference to discuss challenges faced in the heartland of Islam: “Challenges facing Gulf priests and their wives”. The head of the largest group of Christians in the Middle East, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II led bishops and priestsContinue Reading
