Catholic Church

The Catholic doctrine of the Hypostatic Union historically started in Nazareth when Mary, during the Annunciation, said: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to your word,” and the most amazing Grace was made visible in the human BODY OF CHRIST in the Incarnation!

As heavy rainfalls from Typhoon Carina, the local name for Gaemi, battered Manila, churches opened their doors on Wednesday, July 24, to residents displaced by the ensuing floods.

This masterpiece rose from the ground after many years of both tolerance and persecution of missionaries and their perseverance.

The cathedral was built right across the Istigla Mosque, which is Jakarta's largest mosque. This demonstrates the Indonesians' respect for religions and cultures. 

Church's construction symbolizes Bahrain's commitment to religious tolerance.

“The Church has to change. Let’s think of the ways it has changed since the [Second Vatican] Council until now and the way it must continue changing its ways, in the way to propose an unchanging truth,” said the Holy Father.

It was to gratefully commemorate Mary’s role in this victory that Pope Saint Pius V instituted the Feast of Our Lady of Victory on this date.

H.E. San Vathana said, “The Catholic church has contributed a lot to Cambodian society today, especially in the field of education from kindergarten to higher education, boarding for young people, health care shelter, scholarship programs for students and charity works.”

The agricultural sector has played a significant role in facilitating the conversion of residents of Chheuteal Hamlet to Catholicism.

The Philippine parish has been feeding malnourished children for 120 days.

Sacred Heart Church in India celebrates its Parish feast and Golden Jubilee.

It is important for a youth animator or director to accompany them in faith, said Father Stephen Alathara.

Following the ordination of new deacons at the Holy Spirit Church in Dhaka on May 27, the Catholic church in Bangladesh enjoyed a day of celebration.

“It’s really hard to describe the fulfillment every time you experience it,” Villajos explained. “But it’s fulfilling when a particular church activity is successful. It’s fulfilling to serve and see the parishioners appreciate it,” says Leahna Villajos.

“During the night of March 12-13, the door and some of the walls of the facade of the Church of the Sacred Heart were painted with satanic phrases," Press statement.

129-year-old Assumption Church in Chan Thar village in the Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar, was set fire on January 15.

As tribal people protested alleged religious conversions in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, a Catholic church was vandalized, and a police official was injured.

The Holy See Press Office publishes the schedule, logo, and motto for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Bahrain on 3-6 November, where he will attend the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue”, under the motto “Peace on earth to people of goodwill”.

Sabanal's mother taught them to recite the rosary when they were still young. It was also her mother, who got her baptized in the Roman Catholic Church, knowing perhaps that someday her child would retrace her way back to it.

Over 1300 people including priests and nuns on June 8, 2022 attended the priestly ordination of four deacons in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, southern India.