In an effort to reach out to local people, a German Catholic priest from the Diocese of Limburg has adopted the habit of taking a weekly train journey during which he makes himself available to chat to other passengers. Father Olaf Linden-berg has experienced enormous...
Over 5.1 million babies were born in the European Union (EU) in 2016. In eight of the 28 Member States, the majority of babies were born outside marriage, while in eight other member States two-thirds of babies were born to married parents. With six in every ten...
As the Austrian Catholic news website Kath.net reports, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – with explicit approval of Pope Francis – rejected the 22 February 2018 pastoral handout concerning the admittance, in individual cases, of Protestant spouses of...
With faith, people can confront and help to overcome the evil of racism, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in an April 17 talk at The Catholic University of America. “The elimination of racism may seem too a great task for any one of us or even for the whole...
A man standing for election to a village council in the southern Philippines has been criticized by a church leader for using the nickname “Jesus Christ” on his certificate of candidacy. The Commission on Elections upheld the use of the name by 40- year-old Charlie...
