Archive for November 23, 2019
In Nicaragua, armed mob raids Catholic church hosting anti-government vigil
Parishioners holding vigil at a church to pray for detained foes of President Daniel Ortega came under attack from supporters... Read more
How Ashley Stricklin found the Catholic Church at her Baptist college
Ashley Stricklin says she had a typical Texan upbringing. She was raised a Southern Baptist in a town outside of... Read more
Pope Francis lands in Japan, where he once hoped to be a missionary
In a meeting with bishops in Tokyo Saturday, Pope Francis recalled his former desire to be a missionary to Japan,... Read more
Japanese Catholic youth: Pope Francis 'like a grandfather to us'
Wearing a t-shirt with a cartoon image of Pope Francis, Minori Takeuchi energetically bounces while she walks outside Joseph Hall,... Read more
What does it mean to be Japanese and Catholic? Pope Francis in Japan raises the question
For centuries, Japanese intellectuals, emperors, and missionaries have asked the same question: What does it mean to be both Japanese... Read more
At Nagasaki ground zero, pope denounces 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons
At the ground zero site of the 1945 nuclear attack on Nagasaki, Pope Francis said the threat of using nuclear... Read more
Pope Francis honors heroism of Japanese martyrs of Nagasaki
Pope Francis Sunday honored the many martyrs who died in Japan during two centuries of persecution, encouraging Catholics in the... Read more
Be witnesses of hope in the face of evil, Francis urges Catholics in Nagasaki
On the Feast of Christ the King Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to not be indifferent to evil, but to... Read more
