Benedict XVI's and the WYD's challenge: Being Christian is something true and beautiful The millions of pilgrims who braved the fog and heat of Cologne are already back home. Before they left, the Pop
Benedict XVI: The 2008 WYD will be in Sydney More than a million people, 9,000 priests and 800 bishops attend the closing mass of WYD. It is a celebration of the universality of the Church. The Mass c
The grand Vigil of Cologne: feasting, prayer, adoration Cologne (AsiaNews) In a scenario of mystical beauty and simplicity, Benedict XVI this evening joined more than 800,000 youth from 190 countries
Baghdad youth write to the Pope about WYD Vatican City (AsiaNews) More than 1000 Catholic youth of Baghdad and some Orthodox youth gathered yesterday in the Latin cathedral of the city to celebrate WY
Benedict XVI: Eucharist, vocation, mission are the tracks of the WYD Vatican City (AsiaNews) The pope has returned from the WYD in Cologne with a reflection and an evaluation. In his traditional Wedne
Angelus: the Eucharist, driving force behind the mission of Francis Xavier and Therese of Lisieux Vatican City (AsiaNews) Before the Marian Prayer, Benedict XVI recalled the Synod of the Eucharist onc
Final message of synod on the Word of God Vatican City (AsiaNews) - On Friday, October 24, the synod of bishops approved the concluding message for its assembly begun on October 5, and dedicated to th
Pope: "seeking God" remains the foundation of every culture Paris (AsiaNews) - A society that refuses to "seek God" rejects, at the same time, the highest possibilities of reason, and proceeds toward
The Holy See on the Assembly of Catholic Representatives and Chengdu and Xichang episcopal ordinations A statement by the Vatican Press Office Director speaks of sharing the "pain" of Chinese Catholic
Tong: Communion of the Church in China with the Universal Church Card. John Tong, bishop of Hong Kong, gives an in-depth explanation of the Holy See’s reasons for continuing dialogue with Beijing: to
Vatican approval for Guiyang Episcopal ordination made public Rome (AsiaNews) – The new coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Guizhou (Southern China) has been approved by the Vatican and all of the fait
Subdued but predictable reactions in China to Pope’s letter Rome (AsiaNews) – The Chinese government is embarrassed and unhappy about the Pope’s letter to Chinese Catholics. Among the faithful in both
The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association celebrates 50 years at a less than ideal moment Beijing (AsiaNews) – The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA) will celebrate 50 years on August 2. S
Without God there is no peace. The end of relativism and the Christianity of "values" by Bernardo Cervellera In his Message for World Day of Peace 2012, Benedict XVI places the foundations for a new "
Catholic schools teaching pope’s values of peace for past 60 years by Kalpit Parajuli Jesuit superior talks about the pope’s message for the 45th World Peace Day. Catholic values taught in schools are
Christians and Buddhists: being poor, fighting harmful poverty Vatican City (AsiaNews) - A word of thanks for the "dear Buddhist friends," because of their "inspiring witness of non-attachment and con
Vatican tells Islam: "Let us continue on the path of dialogue" To mark the end of Ramadan, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has sent its customary message to the Muslim community. Hi
Vatican asks bioethics for "unconditional respect" for every human being Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Safeguarding the "unconditional respect" due to every human being from the moment of conception, sinc
Pope approves special rules and structures to welcome Anglican clergy, including married priests The ordination of Anglican priests in the Catholic Church is nothing new. In 1982, John Paul II had app
Recite the Rosary to experience love and cause the light of God to enter into the world, says Pope Rome (AsiaNews) Benedict XVI began the month traditionally devoted to Mary by reciting the Rosary at