VATICAN CITY — Responding to 11 questions it said had been raised about Pope Francis' document restricting celebrations of the pre-Vatican II Mass, the Congregation for

By Lisa Zengarini The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC) and Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) on Thursday published their Annual Progress Report on initiatives implemented at national and local level to

Ruwais (Agenzia Fides) - Important days begin for the Catholic community of the United Arab Emirates. Today, 16 December at 6.00 pm, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ruwais

Catholics flocked to churches in big numbers on Thursday, December 16, during the start of the Simbang Gabi, the traditional dawn Masses celebrated for nine days ahead of Christmas. Churches can

Kalibo Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc is encouraging the faithful to observe the nine-day “Simbang Gabi” (Misa De Aguinaldo) which begins Thursday, Dec. 16. Simbang Gabi (Manila Bulletin File) The Church

Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - An unidentified man attacked a Catholic priest with a knife in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As Fides learned, on December 11 an unknown person

Manila Archdiocese Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will preside over the grand fiesta mass at 12 noon Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Guadalupe

The Philippine Catholic Church on Wednesday declared the institutionalization of the Men of St. Joseph (MOSJ), a lay Catholic association of men committed to Jesus and consecrated to His foster

The number of faithful taking part in the Christmas liturgical celebrations will be limited, but all scheduled ceremonies will be