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May 2014

May 23, 2014

Mongolian bishop details steady growth of local Church

Ulan Bator, Mongolia, May 22, 2014 / 08:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, prefect...

May 20, 2014

Catholic bishops voice hope for India’s new government

New Delhi, India, May 20, 2014 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic bishops in India...

May 02, 2014

Easter earthquake does not shake faith in Papua New Guinea

Buka, Papua New Guinea, May 1, 2014 / 06:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An earthquake which...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Interreligious Thai leaders pray for peace during crisis

Bangkok, Thailand, Apr 30, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics and representatives of four...

April 24, 2014

Easter celebration strengthens Vietnamese migrants in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, Apr 23, 2014 / 08:06 pm (CNA).- Scores of Catholic migrants from Vietnam...

April 23, 2014

Papuans make two week pilgrimage in missionaries’ steps

Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, Apr 22, 2014 / 09:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in...

April 22, 2014

Embrace Easter hope and forgiveness, archbishop tells Myanmar

Yangon, Myanmar, Apr 22, 2014 / 02:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his Easter message, Archbishop...

April 22, 2014

Bishops of India pray for outcome of general elections

New Delhi, India, Apr 21, 2014 / 08:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in India are...

April 21, 2014

Share gospel joyfully for Easter, Singaporean bishop encourages

Singapore, Apr 21, 2014 / 03:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his Easter message to his...

April 15, 2014

Pauline monk appointed bishop of rural Australian diocese

Forbes, Australia, Apr 15, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis appointed Saturday Fr....

April 12, 2014

Australian woman given Papal honors for social service

Wollongong, Australia, Apr 12, 2014 / 07:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At a Mass said last...

April 12, 2014

Ambassador launches book on Padre Pio in Philippines

Manila, Philippines, Apr 11, 2014 / 08:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Fernando Sanchez Campos, Costa Rica's...

April 10, 2014

Philippines cardinal worked for peace with Muslims

Manila, Philippines, Apr 9, 2014 / 08:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I.,...

April 09, 2014

Sri Lankans welcome new apostolic nuncio

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Apr 9, 2014 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Sri Lankan Catholics accorded...

April 09, 2014

Solomon Islands bishops seek prayer, support after flooding

Honiara, Solomon Islands, Apr 9, 2014 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After heavy rains led...

April 09, 2014

Court ruling on Philippines RH bill met with mixed responses

Manila, Philippines, Apr 8, 2014 / 06:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While disappointed that the country’s...

April 02, 2014

Australians mourn late bishop remembered for ecumenism

Townsville, Australia, Apr 2, 2014 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians, especially those in Australia,...

April 01, 2014

Vietnamese archbishop could begin new era of Vatican diplomacy

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Mar 31, 2014 / 07:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The March...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Philippines and Vatican release Pope Francis postage stamps

Manila, Philippines, Mar 27, 2014 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Philippine Postal Corporation, in...

March 20, 2014

Marian musical performed at Sri Lankan basilica

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Mar 20, 2014 / 05:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of Colombo...

March 19, 2014

Filipinos continue to recover from Typhoon Haiyan

Manila, Philippines, Mar 19, 2014 / 04:45 pm (CNA).- More than four months since the...

March 19, 2014

Underground Chinese bishop in Shanghai dies at 97

Shangai, China, Mar 19, 2014 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang, a...

March 16, 2014

Thai nuns share ray of hope among landfill scavengers

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Mar 16, 2014 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A group of missionary...

March 14, 2014

Indian diocese welcomes convictions over rape of nun

Bhubaneswar, India, Mar 14, 2014 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a decison praised by...

March 11, 2014

Cricket match ends in draw between Sri Lankan Catholic schools

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Mar 11, 2014 / 02:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The 80th annual “Battle...

March 10, 2014

New book explores models for lay catechesis in India

Bangalore, India, Mar 10, 2014 / 12:57 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- “Called to be a Catechist,”...

March 08, 2014

Catechesis in Mongolia educates laity for evangelization

Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Mar 8, 2014 / 04:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A new catechesis program...

March 08, 2014

Malaysian ministry bans use of term ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mar 8, 2014 / 08:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Home Ministry of...

March 07, 2014

Church in Oceania concerned over Australian asylum policy

Canberra, Australia, Mar 7, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Church leaders in both Australia...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Korean Masses strengthen migrant community in Thailand

Pattaya, Thailand, Feb 27, 2014 / 09:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- This month’s introduction of Sunday...