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Christians seek a public holiday on Easter Sunday in Bangladesh
Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday.
Red hat is ‘call to martyrdom’ for Philippine bishop outspoken on country’s war on drugs
Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, Philippines, one of the 21 cardinal-designates to be elevated at the Dec. 7 consistory at the Vatican, was thrust into the spotlight and singled out by his country’s president in 2018 at the height of a bloody government anti-drug war there.
On All Souls, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants
Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners.
Joy, poverty endear a beloved ‘little’ community in Kansas to others
Little Brothers and Little Sisters of the Lamb have made a big impact on those they have encountered for different reasons.
Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer
A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year.
Nuncio en EE.UU.: ‘No olviden que hay 65 millones de hispanos en este país, todos de origen católico, pero viven un cambio cultural tremendo’
En la noche del pasado 16 de octubre en la nunciatura de la Santa Sede en Washington D.C., el Comité de Diversidad Cultural en la Iglesia de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB) y el Subcomité de Asuntos Hispanos, en cabeza de su presidente el Mons. Oscar Cantú, obispo de San José; convocaron a líderes de organizaciones católicas y líderes de la pastoral hispana de las diferentes diócesis del país.
Hispanic Catholics’ enthusiasm for mission is ‘part of your DNA,’ says pope’s ambassador
As Hispanic Heritage Month drew to a close, dozens of leaders of Catholic organizations and Hispanic pastoral leaders gathered at the apostolic nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, brought together by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of and its Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs.
St. Mary’s Seminary faculty member named coadjutor, future bishop of Oslo, Norway
Sulpician Monsignor Fredrik Hansen, who also serves as assistant professor of pastoral studies at St. Mary’s Seminary, said he’s excited to return home and that his time in Baltimore has served him well.
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says
God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said.
New students at Vatican’s school for artisans include an American
A unique school at the Vatican dedicated to encouraging young people to practice traditional crafts and skills that risk dying out has accepted a student from the United States to attend its specialized courses.
Vatican Christmas stamps celebrate Holy Year opening
With the Holy Year 2025 beginning on Christmas Eve, the Vatican’s 2024 Christmas stamps feature the Jubilee message of hope as well as a prayer for peace.