Indonesian Catholic clergy struggle for acceptance in 2024
Dec 23, 2024 · Pope Francis' historic visit to Jakarta from Sept. 3 to 6 was an important milestone for the Indonesian Catholic Church this year.. For Catholics, who make up only three percent …
Indonesia unveils world’s tallest Jesus statue - UCA News
Sep 20, 2024 · Indonesia has inaugurated the world’s tallest statue of Jesus at a tourist site in the North Sumatra province. The 61-meter-high Jesus Christ the Savior statue is located on …
Philadelphia archbishop unveils new evangelization plan
Jan 8, 2025 · At least 50 such hubs, 10 per county in the archdiocese, are slated for "parishes and other locations," said the archbishop in his letter. "We must be a community of Missionary …
LA Palisades fire destroys Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Jan 9, 2025 · A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major fires in the Los Angeles area burned overnight into …
Pakistan's Catholics bid farewell to scandal-tainted year
Dec 16, 2024 · Catholics in Pakistan wind down a year of unusual ups and downs that created history, challenging their transition into a self-reliant mature Church from one that relied on …
Luce and her friends, and our own pilgrimage - UCA News
Nov 5, 2024 · The Vatican recently unveiled the 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, together with her friends, Fe, Xin, and Sky, and her dog, Santino, and guardian angel.
Pop culture and myth - UCA News
Jan 6, 2025 · Our own age isn’t religious in the same way that the medieval centuries were. Medieval man was passionately and publicly faithful to his beliefs, but was a rabid bigot where …
US Franciscan calls 'synodal discernment' long-held tradition
Jan 7, 2025 · "Even though throughout our Franciscan history of 800 years we never used the term, we did communal discernment. And St. Francis was guided by the Holy Spirit -- he had a …
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Ousted Texas bishop attacks Pope Francis, warns US bishops
Nov 14, 2024 · Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, read an open letter Nov. 13 in Baltimore …