Sinicization “is a trap,” a way to “intimidate the Catholic Church;” it has the purpose of “distorting the creed of all religious communities” in China. These are the thoughts of two Chinese Catholics, Peter of Hebei, and Paul of Shaanxi referring to the program...
Qianwang Catholic Church in China’s Shandong province has become the third church in Jinan Diocese to be demolished by local authorities this year. Liangwang Catholic Church was bulldozed on July 17 following the demolition of Shilihe Catholic Church, but a Catholic...
McCain was diagnosed in July 2017 with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. We’re preparing to launch Season 3 of our award-winning podcast, NCR In Conversation. Podcast listeners: Please take this quick survey to help us shape our programming. The...
The Legio Maria Mass at Ephesus Church on an August Sunday morning featured Prophet Moses Otieno singing hymns and reciting the rosary before an altar adorned with pictures of Jesus, Mary and church founder Simeo-Ondeto and his mother, Maria. Then Otieno began to...
A recent study by the University of California Santa Barbara has found that a Catholic education helps to improve students’ self-discipline. According to associate professor Michael Gottfried’s and doctoral student Jacob Kirksey’s findings, Catholic schools are better...
