Global Church News

Is the Benedict Option the only option?

Nov 13, 2017

When Josh and Laura Martin, both converts to the faith, moved their growing family of six from the city of Dallas, Texas to the hills of Oklahoma, they didn’t necessarily know that they were participating in the “Benedict Option.”
Cardinal Parolin invokes God's wisdom on the US Bishops

Nov 13, 2017

Speaking to the US bishops gathered for the opening Mass of their plenary assembly on Sunday, the Vatican Secretary of State encouraged them to continue their prophetic witness in the face of the challenges facing the country.
Father Janos Brenner: Hungarian priest and martyr

Nov 12, 2017

Brenner was born on Dec. 27, 1931 in Szombathely, Hungary.
The Pope and the princess – holiness really is for all

Nov 12, 2017

These two very different people show how everyone is called to serve God
Young Catholics: Church supporting Filipino youth

Nov 12, 2017

Young people in the Philippines face many social problems and challenges, such human trafficking, teen pregnancy, drug and substance abuse, poverty, crime, lack of employment, and family disintegration.
New Papal Nuncio Philippines arrives in Manila

Nov 12, 2017

Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, the newly appointed Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, arrived in Manila on Friday.
How to evangelize like Bishop Barron

Nov 11, 2017

Facebook headquarters might be a surprising place to find a Catholic bishop giving a talk.Nevertheless, earlier this fall, Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was invited to give an address at the social media giant’s headquarters, where he talked about “How to Have a Religious Argument.”
Nun who died in backlash over Benedict XVI’s Regensburg address declared martyr

Nov 11, 2017

Sr Leonella Sgorbati was gunned down as she left a children's hospital in Mogadishu
Caritas Sri Lanka begins Golden Jubilee year

Nov 11, 2017

Caritas Sri Lanka on Tuesday marked the beginning of its Golden Jubilee year of serving the people with a Thanksgiving Mass.
French Bishops approve opening of Cause for King Louis XVI’s sister

Nov 11, 2017

The devoutly religious Madame Elisabeth was killed in the French Revolution