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Asia Bibi's husband and her daughter Eisham arrive in the Vatican prior to a private meeting with Pope Francis. (Credit: Vatican News)
Politics & SocietyNews
Gerard O’Connell
The pope said Rebecca Bitrus and Asia Bibi are models for a society that today has ever more fear of suffering.
A woman prays during morning Mass on Jan. 30 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. (CNS photo/Roman Pilipey, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Since China's new regulations for religious affairs took effect Feb. 1, minors have been banned from entering places of worship in several regions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Vanessa Gera - Associated PressMonika Scislowska - Associated Press
The law has fueled a diplomatic crisis with Israel, which fears it would enable Poland to whitewash the role of the Poles who killed or denounced Jews during the Holocaust.
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
The Russians directed propaganda toward religious groups on Facebook; the social-media site is responding with new hurdles for ads from churches and parishes.
Archbishop Antonio Lopez Castillo of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, celebrates Mass on Jan. 28 at Santa Rosa Church in Barquisimeto. (CNS photo/Cody Weddle)
Politics & SocietyNews
Cody Weddle - Catholic News Service
During his comments to the pro-government National Constituent Assembly Jan. 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also ordered the attorney general to investigate the bishops for hate crimes.
FaithFeatures
Matthew Petti
The language spoken by Jesus and kept alive by Syriac Christians finds an unlikely haven in Paramus, New Jersey.