Nearly 50,000 baptisms registered in China in 2017, says Vatican agency
By Wyatt Noble Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church in China registered 48,556 baptisms in 2017,…
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Preparing for pope, young Chileans say they’re glad he wants their views
By Jane Chambers Catholic News Service SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — The playground at the Salesian-run school is filled with children…
Arctic plunge challenges charitable agencies to keep people warm
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The brutally cold weather covering the eastern two-thirds of the country…
Parents of year-old quadruplets get challenges, smiles times four
By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service CRYSTAL, Minn. (CNS) — Four high chairs line the kitchen counter at Justina and…
Mass is a time of silence and prayer, not idle chitchat, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mass is the highest form of prayer and not…
Beatification will see ‘Jesus planting his cross’ in heart of Detroit
By Mike Stechschulte Catholic News Service DETROIT (CNS) — On Nov. 18, more than a few Hail Marys will be…
Pope John Paul I declared ‘venerable’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis recognized that Pope John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope, lived…
Update: ‘Horrendous attack weighs on all our hearts,’ says cardinal
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The “horrendous act” by a driver in a pickup truck who mowed down…
Puerto Ricans see link between poverty, hurricane deaths
By Wallice J. de la Vega Catholic News Service LARES, Puerto Rico (CNS) — Hurricane-related deaths in Puerto Rico have…
Do not let hate, violence ‘have the last word,’ says Las Vegas bishop
LAS VEGAS (CNS) — At an emotional interfaith prayer service at Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe…