Author Archives: Jessica Jacques

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The church needs to further integrate women into ecclesial life to confront the problems of clericalism and an exaggerated sense of masculinity, a … Read More

MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. — It’s a brand-new brewery with a tradition reaching back 1,500 years, its charisms including welcoming visitors and giving the monks involved a way … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Firm in their faith in Jesus and working together, Orthodox and Catholic young people can resist forces trying to remove all traces of faith … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Improved religious education and a stronger sense of belonging to a community were some of the topics touched upon as the Synod of Bishops … Read More

HONG KONG — The Vatican is still planning to interfere in affairs of the Catholic Church in China, a provincial religious affairs official told local Catholic representatives … Read More

MIAMI — The physical impact of Hurricane Michael and the anticipated recovery period for parts of the Florida Panhandle appear to be on a scale of last … Read More

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Raul Cardona, 20, considers St. Oscar Romero a hero in his native El Salvador. To show his appreciation, he attended the Mass … Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. — Participants at a Forty Hours devotion at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling were urged to pray for the church in the diocese, … Read More

MANDALAY, Myanmar — Catholic clergy and laypeople have been expelled from Myanmar’s northern Shan state by a China-backed ethnic minority army. Two Salesian priests, three nuns from … Read More