"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female ...

SEOUL: Catholic Church officials in South Korea have unveiled the remains of four martyrs who sacrificed their lives during ...

SEOUL—State media images showed leader Kim Jong Un honoring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping ...

The new coadjutor apostolic vicar of the Cambodian capital, appointed yesterday by Pope Francis, tells AsiaNews about the ...

A new report from International Christian Concern (ICC) has revealed a disturbing rise in violence against Christians across ...

Thousands of priests filled St. Peter’s Basilica for the June 27 Mass, the high point of this week’s Jubilee of Priests.

Pope Leo XIV formally recognized the martyrdom of 50 French priests, seminarians and laymen who died in Gestapo custody, Nazi concentration camps or because of their imprisonment during World War II.

Vatican City, Jun 20, 2025 / 12:41 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French Catholics who died in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and more than 100 ...

The French martyrs declared Friday died between 1944 and 1945, many after being arrested by the Nazi regime for their ministry and resistance efforts under German occupation.

According to the provisions in the 'Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs of the July Uprising and July Fighters Ordinance 2025', one will be handed down a maximum two-year jail and fine ...

Mokseongdong Cathedral, located in a prime location overlooking the city, was established as Andong Chapel in 1921 and promoted to a parish in 1927. As the first Catholic Church that was ...

IN the presence of the mother of the newly beatified martyr, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui would intercede to finally bring peace to Congo. “This African martyr, on a continent ...