At the end of his weekly June 23 audience, Pope Francis and Spider-Man shook hands in Rome, with the superhero handing the pontiff a mask. Although the pope often will graciously put on a hat when it is offered to him, he didn’t try on the mask. The moment had been...
The pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily will be shutting down on June 24 , one week after the arrest of five of its editors and executives under a year-old national security law. As The Associated Press reports, the board of directors for the newspaper’s...
Catholic and Buddhist leaders in northern Thailand have been engaging in dialogue seeking to strengthen unity and harmony among followers of both faiths for the common good. Interfaith dialogue is an integral part of the Catholic Church’s pastoral plan, said...
A Catholic archdiocese in South Korea will hold a musical contest with an aim to revitalize church music and to provide the faithful with an opportunity to reflect and practice pastoral priorities of the Church. The Archdiocese of Daegu, which covers the third largest...
Catholics in Indonesia’s Ruteng Diocese are mourning the death of a Dutch-born nun who spent more than half of her life doing family pastoral work in their diocese. Sister Robertilde Wihelmina van Der Meer from the Congregation of Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS)...
