Milan (AsiaNews) – The authorities of the eastern province of Zhejiang have imposed a fine of 200,000 Yuan (US$ 27,500) on ...

On Tuesday, the Catholic Diocese of Wenzhou became the latest critic of the proposed legislation in a statement arguing that only new churches should be required to comply. The preamble to the draft ...

"In Wenzhou, it's hard to tell a house church from a Three-Self church. Many churches are very independent, but they may have registered with the government," he said. The same day, a Catholic church ...

Bishop David Tencer, known for his Capuchin beard, talks about the diversity of the Catholic flock in Reykjavik and why the ...

As a Catholic, Vance said, the criticism left him “heartbroken.” Then he hit out at the church for its role in garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts to serve immigrants over ...

We should take practical steps to protect migrants and we should creatively preach what the church teaches, says NCR ...

Two years after a devastating fire, a historic church in Kansas is rebuilt and rededicated, as the faithful rally to cover ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

A mural behind the altar showing artistic depictions of Catholic activists who were killed in land disputes in Brazil was ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that people who have confessed their sins are purified before entering ...

Pajanor is the CEO of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego. He says churches and schools are considered sanctuary locations and this new directive creates fear in the community. "This is more ...