An elderly Chinese priest who died following an accident at a construction site has been remembered by both open and underground Catho-lic communities in Wenzh-ou Diocese as an upright man who put the interests of the church first. Fr Thaddaeus Sun Zhenhua died of...
“In today’s Gospel we hear a conversation between Jesus Christ and the disciples of John the Baptist. This is a talk about the main questions which John’s pupils ask Jesus: ‘Are you the one who is to come or shall we look for another?’ Actually, this question means:...
Pope Francis on November 3 appeared to wade into one of the most contentious liturgical debates in Catholicism in recent years, siding with his predecessor Pope emeritus Benedict XVI by insisting that Christ died “for many,” instead of using the phrase “for all.” “The...
Cardinal Woelki said there is ‘no basis’ for such a service as Catholics and Protestants do not agree on the Eucharist. Catholics and Protestants do not have enough in common to celebrate a so-called ‘ecumenical Mass,’ a German cardinal has said. Card. Rainer Maria...
By 2050, the leading Catholic nations will be in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This will change everything. The Catholic Church worldwide is passing through an era of historical transformation, a decisive shift in numbers towards the Global South – to Asia, Africa...
