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VATICAN CITY — The representation of Peru's diverse Indigenous communities in this year's Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square embodies the joy and hope of their faith, said Peruvian Bishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda of Huancavelica, Peru.
LONDON — Among the Nobel laureates, politicians and professors honored by the BBC as among the 100 most influential and inspiring women of the year is a Catholic nun from rural Myanmar.
WASHINGTON — The church is taking a fresh look at ministry at the United States' historically Black colleges and universities.
ROME — An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome, praying Mary would help all who suffer.
LAKE ORION, Mich. — There were four white candles, each tied with blue-and-gold ribbons, alight in the darkness on the baptismal font at St. Joseph Parish Dec. 5.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing sends "a strong and unequivocal message" to the Chinese government that its persecution of religious minorities will not be tolerated, said the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
This year’s fall food drive by diocesan Catholic Charities collected more than 101,000 pounds of food for those in need this holiday season. More than 40 parishes, schools and Catholic civic groups participated. Organizers say collections will continue throughout the winter to meet another season of unprecedented need.
VATICAN CITY — With passion in Cyprus and reason in Greece, Pope Francis continued to articulate and adjust his teaching on migration.
SINGAPORE — Catholics in Singapore are marking the close of yearlong celebrations of the 200th anniversary of church's presence in the city state with activities in a part of the city with historic Catholic roots.
Parishioners praise the church and school for its devotion to Christ and its outreach to an increasingly diverse population.
