Pope's friendliness impresses Harley-Davidson crowd

Harley-Davidson owners flocked to St. Peter’s Square today for a chance to greet Pope Francis, and they came away struck by his friendliness ...

Pope confirms faith encyclical nearly done

Pope Francis put aside his prepared remarks this morning and told members of the Synod of Bishops that the encyclical on faith is almost ready and ...

Rome visit deepens former NFL quarterback's faith

As he stood next to St. Peter’s Square, former NFL quarterback Rich Gannon reflected on how his family’s first visit to Rome deepened t...

Pilgrimage a humbling experience

As part of the Year of Faith, the Most Rev John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, has designated 12 parishes in the diocese as pilgrimage sites....

Events to focus on the Eucharist and Dignity of Human Life

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, held a press conference on two events for the...

Joseph Wood to Give Next Year of Faith Lecture

Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry, Ave. will host Joseph R. Wood for the next presentation in Bishop David J. Malloy’s Year of...

Me and My Faith: Kate Introna — nurse

I grew up as one of seven children in a Catholic family. My parents were from Irish and Italian backgrounds so that was a double dose of Catholicism

Adoration with Pope energizing Catholics worldwide

The Catholic world will be united with Pope Francis on the Feast of Corpus Christi as he leads a “historic” hour of simultaneous Euchar...

Vatican to host world pro-life gathering in June to mark Year of Faith

As the Vatican continues celebrating the Year of Faith, another of the main events in the coming months will be Evangelium Vitae, an event that bri...

Prison ministry geared for better outreach

It’s amazing how God can put His signature on a One-Day Formation and inspire his faithful servants to do an even better job as volunteers in ...

Visiting the places that Jesus travelled

pproximately 30 Catholics went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from April 10 to April 22. The parishioners from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor visited ...

Deepening pilgrims’ faith at Krubong

The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Krubong is an old church. Yet not many Catholics know much about this historical site that has been gazetted...

City Parish Women organise pilgrimage to two pilgrim churches

The Women’s Group of City Parish organized a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Name of Mary, Permatang Tinggi, Penang and the Church of the Most...

When we’re injured on the road, others are there to help

The steep road from Jerusalem down to Jericho is short and convenient. It provides a direct link from the great city down to Jericho and the rich f...

The good Samaritan, not just a nice guy

Is it the Samaritan traveller who captures your attention? Every year, countless homilists challenge Christians to model themselves after this bibl...

Pope Benedict XVI announces his retirment

Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will resign from his duties as Pope on February 28th, 2013.

Pope selects American priest for rare St. Peter's job

For the first time in the 21st century, Pope Benedict XVI has made an American priest a canon of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Pope's secretary did not pose for 'Vanity Fair' photo

A source at the Vatican says that Archbishop Georg Ganswein – the prefect of the Papal Household and personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI ...

Pope urges prayers for peace during Christian Unity Week

Pope Benedict XVI asked for more prayers of world peace as part of the Christian Unity week celebrated this week.

Pope Benedict receives ecumenical delegation from Finland

An Ecumenical Delegation from Finland was received in audience by Pope Benedict XVI today. The delegation came for their annual visit to Rome for t...

Pope: Christmas event is fulfillment of what even atheists desire

What the prophets of the Old Testament longed for, and what even atheists today long for, is made possible by Jesus Christ, says Benedict XVI: We c...

Papal preacher focusing on Church's three big events

Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Papal Household, is basing his reflections for the Pope and his staff on the Church’s three main ...

Pope 'deeply saddened' by Connecticut shooting

The Pope expressed sorrow over the Sandy Hook school shooting that massacred 20 children and offered prayers for the victims' families.

Pope: Advent a time to reflect on God's saving work

Christians should use the time of Advent to become more aware of how God continues to carry out his plan of salvation in the world, said the Pope B...

In first tweet, Pope blesses his million-plus followers

Pope Benedict XVI made his debut on Twitter on Tuesday, sending out a greeting and a blessing as his first tweet to his “followers.”

An Italian Christmas at the Vatican

The traditional nativity scene mounted every Christmas in St. Peter's Square will this year be offered to the Holy Father by the Italian region of ...

Pope expected to have 1 million Twitter followers by launch

The Pontifical Council for Social Communications is expecting one million total followers in eight languages when Pope Benedict issues his first tw...

Catholic charity groups welcome Pope's call for fidelity

Leaders of Catholic charities in the U.S. reaffirmed Pope Benedict's recent message on the need to remain firmly rooted in the Gospel and Catholic ...

Pope: Advent is time to focus on God's loving plan

As the Church celebrates the season of Advent, Pope Benedict said that Catholics should remember “God is present” and recall his “...

Papal events, Vatican webcam feeds streamed live with new 'Pope App'

The Vatican is offering a new app that provides live streaming of papal events and video feeds from the Vatican's six webcams.

Pope calls for world authority as 'moral force'

The world authority envisioned by two popes as a way to ensure global peace and justice would not be a superpower, but primarily a moral force with...

Advent is a time to listen to God: Pope

Pope Benedict XVI has said Advent is a time to extend God’s “kingdom of love” and to reflect on the coming of Jesus into the world.

Pope calls on bishops to run charities better

Pope Benedict XVI has released an apostolic letter on charitable activities that asks bishops to improve their supervision of local charities and e...

Pope's December prayer intentions dedicated to migrants

That migrants throughout the world may be welcomed with generosity and authentic love, especially by Christian communities.

Pope urges support for children affected by AIDS

Pope Benedict is lending his support to combatting HIV/AIDS, with a special focus on advocating for children who receive the disease from their mot...

Pope names holiness, unity and peace as cardinals' mission

Pope Benedict XVI met with six new cardinals and their families, just two days after they made their vows, and encouraged them to promote the &ldqu...

Pope: Church responsible for spreading Christ's kingdom

After he celebrated Mass with six new cardinals for the feast of Christ the King, Pope Benedict spoke about God's kingdom and the Church’s rol...

Pope: Faith is reasonable, leads to joyful life

Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on faith by examining how it is “reasonable and not in conflict with science.”

Bishop of Middlesbrough shares Personal Account of Faith

Bishop Terence Drainey of the diocese of Middlesbrough was featured in the November installment of a monthly video series, in which bishops each mo...

Sandakan Diocese launches the Year of Faith

Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom officially launched the Year of Faith in the Diocese of Sandakan, celebrating the 7.00pm Mass on Wednesday November 7 in ...

Archbishop Chaput : Year of Faith holds solution to relativism

The current Year of Faith is an opportunity to counter the cultural relativism that plagues modern society and that has led many in the Church to d...

Hundreds gather to learn about Year of Faith at rally

Confession was a meaningful part of the youth rally for Tari Knock. She was among half of the participants who stood up when it was time to go to c...

Vatican office unveils Faith Scroll for pilgrims

In honor of the Year of Faith, pilgrims to Rome can now share their thoughts about the gift of faith by writing them on a special scroll at the Vat...

Pilgrimage to Melaka’s historical churches

In conjunction with the Year of Faith, 85 pilgrims from the Cathedral of St John in Kuala Lumpur visited Melaka’s historical churches on Oct 2...

Living the Eucharist in our daily lives

Catholics regularly profess their faith and belief at Mass, festivals and other celebrations. But beyond that, how many actively seek to deepen the...

Year of Faith Video Series Continues in UK

Bishop Terence Drainey of the diocese of Middlesbrough was featured in the November installment of a monthly video series, in which bishops each mo...

Pope calls faith, reason dialogue essential to human freedom

Pope Benedict XVI said cooperation between science and faith is necessary for world peace and man's destiny, as he addressed the Pontifical Academy...

Catholic dioceses create phone apps for Year of Faith

The beginning of the Catholic Church’s Year of Faith comes at a time when several dioceses have released smart phone apps to inform Catholics ...

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is a summarised version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Pau...

Year-long faith-filled programme at St Simon, Likas

On October 21, the parishioners of St. Simon Catholic Church were welcomed into the church compound by a huge billboard with the words.

Pope reflects on finding faith in a secular world

Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on faith by observing that although secularism is on the rise, everyone has a desire for God, a...

Youths open Year of Faith

Leaders prayed that the night would transform participants, that they would encounter God, perhaps for the first time, and give him whatever was ho...

Pilgrimages and social activities in the Archdiocese of Saigon

In Ho Chi Minh City and across Vietnam, Catholics are promoting a number of events to mark the Year of Faith.

Bishop of Guangzhou on living the Gospel with courage and consistency

“What we really need to do is announce what we believe and practise what we preach.” This is the invitation of Guangzhou bishop, Msgr J...

Highlights in the Year of Faith at the Vatican

The Year itself began Oct 11, 2012, with a Mass presided over by Benedict XVI in St Peter’s Square. It was concelebrated by bishops and theol...

South Johor District launches Year of Faith

In conjunction with the Year of Faith which began on October 11, the Melaka-Johor Diocese held its celebrations at Majodi for South Johor District ...

Reacquaint yourselves on how to live as a Catholic

Set against the Muar River on the pleasant evening of Oct 11, a small group of about 150 people (comprising mainly of parishioners from St Andrew&r...

Called to make a personal commitment

Newly ordained Bishop Sebastian Francis of the Penang Diocese launched the Year of Faith during his pastoral visit to the Taiping Catholic Church o...

Catechism's benefits explained for Year of Faith

To encourage believers during the Year of Faith, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a reflection on the Catechism as a faith reso...

Pope: Faith overcomes spiritual blindness

At a Mass on Sunday closing the bishops' synod on the new evangelization, the Pope reflected on the need for faith in overcoming spiritual blindnes...

Open the door of faith and enter

“Focus on one image – Porta Fidei, the Door of Faith. Open the Door with the help of the Holy Spirit and enter” remarked Bishop S...

Our faith — keep it, use it, cherish it and pass it on

The year of faith has everything to do with cultivating a fruitful faith in our lives, St Michael’s Church parish priest, Fr Stephen Liew said...

Melaka District’s Year of Faith launched at MITC

Overall, it mirrored a spectacular holy and solemm occasion of praise and worship, religiosity, spiritual pomp underscored by much reverence as abo...

Celebrating the year of Faith

On Sunday morning, Oct 7, after prayers, Fr Francis Xavier spoke on ‘Celebrating the Year of Faith’.

US bishops highlight 10 saints for Year of Faith

To help Catholics learn more about the lives of the saints, the U.S. bishops’ conference has offered a list of 10 American saints for the Yea...

Pope: spiritually dry world needs faith of Christians

Pope Benedict XVI said at his Oct. 24 general audience that the world’s “spiritual desert” must be transformed into “fertile...

Sibu Diocesan Pastoral Gathering for Year of Faith

A Diocesan Pastoral Gathering themed I have faith; help my lack of faith (Mk 9:24) was held at the Sibu Diocesan Pastoral Centre from 28-29 Sept to...

Plenary indulgence announced for the Year of Faith

The Holy See announced Oct. 5 that Pope Benedict XVI has granted a plenary indulgence for the Year of Faith, which will last from Oct 11, 2012 to N...

Ways Catholics can live the Year Of Faith

To honour the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and the 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Let Jesus become infused in us

The Year of Faith was launched here at the diocesan level at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sept 29, 2012, on the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabri...

Japanese Bishops : Year of Faith for Fukushima survivors

The great earthquake and nuclear incident of 11 March 2011 have caused pain and suffering, but also taught us how strong hope can be in man.

Pope: learning about Christianity, to counter relativism and "do it yourself" religion

The individualism and relativism that have profoundly changed the culture of our day have also affected the lives of believers, giving rise to a &q...

Pope will deliver year-long teaching series on restoring faith

At his first general audience during the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI initiated a new, year-long cycle of teachings aimed at healing the divisi...

Cardinal Ranjith: Year of the Faith, the responsibilities of Catholics in Sri Lanka

"The year of faith is an opportunity to find in deep what is our responsibility in this society we as Catholics and see how we should do our r...

Theologian should be attentive to what the Spirit is saying

The International Theological Commission has issued a statement for the Year of Faith launched last Thursday by Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass in ...

Year of Faith: the site of the Campaign of Prayer for Evangelization is online

The site of the Campaign of Prayer for Evangelization of the world is online, prepared by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and th...

Pope Benedict: True riches are in heaven

In his first Sunday Angelus since the beginning of the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict welcoming the faithful to St Peter’s Square focused his a...

Year of Faith: International Rosary for Youth

Pilgrims and tourists visiting Saint Peter’s Square last Friday afternoon would have come across a group of young people singing and praying ...

Holy Father calls for re-evangelisation in the spiritual desert of the contemporary world

Pope Benedict presided at a solemn mass in front of St Peter’s Basilica marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the S...

Church's joy more humble today than 50 years ago, Pope reflects

Pope Benedict believes that the Catholic Church of 2012 possesses “a more sober and humble joy” compared to the optimism that marked the...

Pope receives bishops who took part in Vatican II

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday received a group of the bishops, who were participants in the II Vatican Council, along with the Presidents of Bishops&...

At Year of Faith opening, Orthodox patriarch hopes for unity

Orthodox Christianity’s most significant bishop told Pope Benedict XVI that the Year of Faith should spur greater prayer, hope and effort tow...

Pope opens Year of Faith, calls for return to Vatican II documents

Pope Benedict XVI opened the Year of Faith in Rome with a call for a new evangelization rooted in an authentic interpretation of the documents of t...

Pope: Homily at the Opening of the Year of Faith

On Thursday Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass marking the 50th anniversary of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council and launching the Year of F...

Pope: Vatican II texts critical for navigating troubled world

Though they were written a half-century ago, the documents that came out of the Second Vatican Council are indispensable for helping today's Christ...

York County Catholics called to a 'Year of Faith'

Fifty years ago today, the Second Vatican Council convened to address relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world.

Diocese of Chalan Kanoa joins Year of Faith observance

ALL the priests of the 13 churches of Diocese of Chalan Kanoa will gather today for the opening of the Roman Catholic “Year of Faith” wh...

Boston Archdiocese marks the start of a “Year Of Faith”

Cardinal Sean O’Malley will mark the beginning of the Vatican’s “Year Of Faith” with a noon Thursday Mass in the chapel of t...

The Year of Faith is an Invitation to Encounter the Risen Christ Anew and Become Missionaries

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI will lead the Catholic Church throughout the world through the Door of Faith and into a Year of Fa...

Arabic becomes a part of the Pope's general audience

Beginning on Wednesday 10 October, during the Holy Father's weekly general audience, an Arabic speaker will join the other speaker...

Transmiting the passion for Christ to the world

The passion for announcing Christ to the world and the knowledge that God acts in the Church were the two key themes of the brief remarks addressed...

Pope calls for ‘Year of Faith’ in effort to bring back Catholics

Fifty years ago Thursday, the fourth child from a family of Italian sharecroppers convened a epochal meeting of Roman Catholic Church leaders desig...

Pope to Synod Fathers: "New Evangelization" is cooperation with God's saving action

After formally opening the XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the New Evangelization on Sunday with Solemn Mass in St Peter’s...

Pope opens Synod: The Church exists to evangelize

A host of cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and lay people drawn from throughout the Universal Church gathered around Pope Benedict XVI Sunday...

Pope : Two new Doctors of the Church

Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed two new Doctors of the Church: St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen. Below find Pope Benedict XVI’s ...

Faith a treasure shared by evangelizing, reflects Mexican bishop

Bishop Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cardenas of Cancun, Mexico urged the faithful to live their God-given faith courageously and share it with others durin...

Year of Faith chance to deepen love for Christ through sacraments

The head of the U.S. bishops' catechesis and evangelization committee has called upon Catholics to draw closer to Christ by deepening their underst...

Year of Faith opening will relive iconic Vatican II moments

A procession of over 400 bishops from around the world will form a key part of the ceremony to open the Church’s Year of Faith on Oct. 11, a ...

Pope promotes rediscovering Rosary during Year of Faith

Pope Benedict XVI is suggesting that families and parishes rediscover the prayer of the Rosary in the Year of Faith, which begins later this week.

Year of Faith 2012-2013 to focus on the basic fundamentals of faith

The main focus of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur during the Year of Faith is for all Catholics to return to the basic fundamentals of the faith.

Plenary indulgence announced for the Year of Faith

The Holy See announced Oct. 5 that Pope Benedict XVI has granted a plenary indulgence for the Year of Faith, which will last from Oct. 11, 2012 to ...

Muslim youths call at St Peter's Church

Twenty-five youth volunteers from the Melaka PERKIM Branch and 60 Thai, Singaporean, Indonesian and Malaysian students from the International Islamic University Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur called at Malaysia’s oldest Catholic edifice of St Peter’s Church (built in 1710) at Pengkalan Rama over the May 18-19 weekend.