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Pope Francis comes to embrace all Americans.

Timor-Leste is the world’s most densely populated Catholic country after Vatican City.

Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong has issued “an urgent appeal” to the Chinese authorities in Beijing to halt the demolition of crosses in the province of Zhejiang in eastern China. “The cross is the sign most representative of the Christian faith,” the cardinal reminded Ch

Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo and the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, signed the accord during an official ceremony at the Government Palace in Dili, the capital city, on August 14.

More than 1,000 crosses have been forcibly removed from churches since early 2014.

Ken Hackett has a distinguished record in the humanitarian field having worked for 40 years with Catholic Relief Services.

Pope Francis is convinced that the Holy Spirit is active in popular movements.

Catholics who have divorced and are remarried “are always part of the church."

The ordination of Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin, 44, as coadjutor bishop of Anyang diocese in Henan province, mainland China, on August 4 was conducted in a way that respects church law and would appear to signal that the Chinese authorities wish to reach an accord with the Holy See.