Vietnam-Vatican working group hold first meeting
'The two sides had a broad and thorough exchange of views on Vietnam-Holy See relations,' a Vatican communique said
In a land area of 9,000.7 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the civil Province of Cagayan North including the islands of Fuga, Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri and Babuyan Claro. The archdiocese is suffragans of the Dioceses of Bayombong and Ilagan and the Vicariate of...
Cheongju diocese covers a land area of 5,767 square kilometers, the whole Chungcheongbuk-do province, except Jecheon city and Danyang-gun county, which belong to Wonju diocese.
Cheongju diocese was originally an apostolic vicariate carved out from Seoul archdiocese on June 23, 1958. Before that,...
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Vietnam’s Phat Diem Cathedral resembles a Buddhist pagoda
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Phat Diem is a testimony of faith and evangelization of a French missionary priest who combined Vietnamese and Gothic styles to establish a church that looks like a Buddhist pagoda. Father Peter Tran Luc was born in a Buddhist family but became a Catholic in Phat Diem Diocese, a Catholic stronghold in northern Vietnam.
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Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica at Fort Kochi is one of the finest churches and a historic but also a landmark in Kerala state of southern India. Santa Cruz Church blends Indo-European and Gothic architectural style that draws tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists every year. The cathedral is a great place of devotion and historic significance that survived colonial conquests and invasions to the city.
Pakistan’s oldest church stands strong despite persecution
St. Joseph’s Church in Lahore is the oldest Catholic Church in Pakistan that has flourished since the 19th century despite deadly sectarian violence in recent years. The church at Sarfaraz Rafiqui Road in Lahore was established as a wooden structure during the British colonial era, on Oct. 31, 1842, to provide pastoral care to the British soldiers. It completed 180 years this year.
Japanese Church with a famed statue of weeping Virgin Mary
Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church is Yuzawadai is among the most famous churches in Japan. The church shot into global fame thanks to a wooden statue of Blessed Virgin Mary that wept 101 times and Marian apparitions to Japanese nun Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa that miraculously healed her hearing impairment. Japanese wooden sculptor Saburo Wakasa from Akita city carved the now-famous miraculous statue of Virgin Mary in 1963.
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Gonsalo's martyrdom at Nagasaki with the other Christian missionaries is regarded as the most tragic and historic event for Catholicism in Japan
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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists
Calungsod and his companion Father Vitores baptized infants, children and adults, defying the risk of persecution and murder
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino layman who became a martyr in Japan
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Pope urges faithful to visit Rome's ancient catacombs
The pope also applauded a decision to expand the number of catacomb sites that are accessible to visitors
Experts hail new Vatican norms on 'supernatural phenomena'
The norms candidly acknowledge they could be used in service of 'a sectarian spirit that seeks division in the church'
First trucks carrying aid enter Gaza via US-built pier
In the coming days, around 500 tonnes of aid is expected to be brought to Gaza amid UN warnings of looming famine
Iran arrests over 260 in raid on 'satanist network'
Three European citizens were among those arrested during the police operation in Shahryar city, west of Tehran
Indonesian bishops to champion social issues
At a special session, Indonesian Bishops’ Conference discusses the papal visit and the plans to mark the 100th anniversary
'AI vs AI’: No conflict is worth human annihilation
The world cannot be left at the mercy of American and Chinese robotic generals
Indian PM claims he pursued Netanyahu to stop bombing during Ramadan
Narendra Modi also recalled the incident of his flying to Palestine through Jordan, escorted by Israeli flight attendants
