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
On May 8, 1807, the Vatican established the apostolic prefecture of Batavia (Jakarta's name during Dutch colonial time), which included almost the whole archipelago. In 1808, the first two Dutch missionaries arrived in Batavia. Since then, a few Dutch diocesan priests worked among the Dutch...
In a land area of 3,799 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers comprising the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Camiguin and one municipality of Bukidnon.
Misamis Oriental is one of the five provinces of Northern Mindanao. The province is located along the northern coast of the island of...
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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.
India’s Santa Cruz Cathedral, a repository of Portuguese heritage
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.
Japanese cathedral lives the memory of botanist French missionary
The history of Kita Ichijo Cathedral Church, the mother church of Sapporo Diocese, is inseparably related to French missionary priest Father Urbain Faurie who helped flourish both the plants and local Catholics in the largest city of Japan’s Hokkaido Island. Father Faurie, born in a family of farmers of southern France became botanist before joining Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP).
Vietnam’s Marian Church with a feminist charm
Domaine de Marie Church on the Mai Ahh hilltop at Da Lat is famed for its feminist charm and known as Pink Church and Cherry Church, because of its walls made of pink limestones and a surrounding with tall, pink grasses that grow in the area. The church in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is a complex of buildings comprising the Marian Church, two convents of Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, and a school and an orphanage forchildren run by the nuns.
St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary martyred in Japan
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
Despite being an ordinary layman, Ruiz remained defiant while facing torture by the Japanese and died a brave martyr
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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
