"Is anybody here baptized?" cries the preacher. "Amen!" roars back his flock as it sways to a hypnotic drum beat, part of a push by African Catholics to win back believers seduced away by the fast-growing Evangelical movement.
The movie sometimes cannot resist making cheap shots or sweeping claims against the Church, but the tendentiousness is balanced by sensitivity.
Caritas Manila and Radio Veritas are appealing to Catholics and other Christians to help in the relief of victims of Tropical Storm “Urduja.”
Catholics tired of fish on Friday can enjoy a Lent-friendly smorgasbord in Nicaragua, where soups made with iguana or armadillo are served with a healthy portion of bull testicles.
The cause for the beatification of Servant of God Bishop Alfredo Verzosa, bishop of Lipa during the Lipa Apparitions in 1948, needs 30 witnesses, according to Sr. Julie Micosa, MCSH. There were already 14 witnesses who were interviewed by the tribunal working for the cause, she said.
From January 24 to 31, 2016, Cebu City will be a center of the Catholic Church as the faithful...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is against the return of the death penalty.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has radically reformed the Catholic Church’s process for annulling marriages, allowing for fast-track decisions and...
It is with such exuberant and hopeful fondness for the new pope that many Catholics greet one another these days. Indeed, particularly for us borderline, estranged or otherwise marginalized members of the church, Francis is so easy to love.
The number of women becoming nuns in Britain reached a 25-year high last year, according to figures released by the Catholic Church on Thursday.
