evangelisation

German bishop blames mass Church desertions on tired old parish-centred pastoral model

German bishop blames mass Church desertions on tired old parish-centred pastoral model

German bishop blames mass Church desertions on tired old parish-centred pastoral model

Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to 'poorest of the poor'

Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to 'poorest of the poor'

“He was simply a Christian”: Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to “poorest of the poor”

New Maltese bishop - 'Pope Francis' convictions are the convictions of the gospel'

New Maltese bishop - 'Pope Francis' convictions are the convictions of the gospel'

New Maltese bishop: “Pope Francis’ convictions are the convictions of the gospel”

New Irish bishop declares 'the Church of the future is about the increased involvement of lay people'

New Irish bishop declares 'the Church of the future is about the increased involvement of lay people'

New Irish bishop declares “the Church of the future is about the increased involvement of lay people”

Pope offers keys for 'prophetic' Church

Pope offers keys for 'prophetic' Church

Pope offers keys for “prophetic” Church: “Not forcefulness, but forthrightness. Not palaver, but prayer. Not speeches, but service”

Cardinal Czerny ordains new deacons and priests

Cardinal Czerny ordains new deacons and priests

Cardinal Czerny ordains new deacons and priests, encourages them to “choose uphill path to the ‘new’, not downhill path to the ‘safe'”

Cardinal Tagle discourages excessive intellectualism in the faith, insists 'the language of evangelisation is charity'

Cardinal Tagle discourages excessive intellectualism in the faith, insists 'the language of evangelisation is charity'

Cardinal Tagle discourages excessive intellectualism in the faith, insists “the language of evangelisation is charity”

New Vatican Directory for Catechesis puts emphasis in evangelisation on 'witnessing, mercy and dialogue'

New Vatican Directory for Catechesis puts emphasis in evangelisation on 'witnessing, mercy and dialogue'

New Vatican Directory for Catechesis puts emphasis in evangelisation on “witnessing, mercy and dialogue”

New Portuguese Bishops' head criticises 'sect mentality' in Church, attachment to 'fetishistic realities of the past'

New Portuguese Bishops' head criticises 'sect mentality' in Church, attachment to 'fetishistic realities of the past'

New Portuguese Bishops’ head criticises “sect mentality” in Church, attachment to “fetishistic realities of the past”

Priest urges Church to learn lessons from COVID 'dress rehearsal'

Priest urges Church to learn lessons from COVID 'dress rehearsal'

Priest urges Church to learn lessons from COVID “dress rehearsal”: “In a decade Sunday Mass won’t be celebrated in every parish”

German diocese experiments with non-priest-centred parish models

German diocese experiments with non-priest-centred parish models

German diocese experiments with non-priest-centred parish models

French Catholic women push bishops for German-style 'synodal path' 'to envision the Church of tomorrow'

French Catholic women push bishops for German-style 'synodal path' 'to envision the Church of tomorrow'

French Catholic women push bishops for German-style ‘synodal path’ “to envision the Church of tomorrow”

Church in Malta commits to five-year grassroots 'process of ecclesial renewal'

Church in Malta commits to five-year grassroots 'process of ecclesial renewal'

Church in Malta commits to five-year grassroots “process of ecclesial renewal”

Synod Pro-Secretary warns Church against 'suicide' of returning to old pastoral models post-COVID-19

Synod Pro-Secretary warns Church against 'suicide' of returning to old pastoral models post-COVID-19

Synod Pro-Secretary warns Church against “suicide” of returning to old pastoral models post-COVID-19

Francis alerts - belonging to money means moving away from God

Francis alerts - belonging to money means moving away from God

Francis alerts: belonging to money means moving away from God

In message for Mission Day, Pope invites Catholics to be 'ever more open to the need of our brothers and sisters for dignity and freedom'

In message for Mission Day, Pope invites Catholics to be 'ever more open to the need of our brothers and sisters for dignity and freedom'

In message for Mission Day, Pope invites Catholics to be “ever more open to the need of our brothers and sisters for dignity and freedom”

Pope implores on COVID-19 - 'All this suffering will be of no use if we don't build a more just and fair society together'

Pope implores on COVID-19 - 'All this suffering will be of no use if we don't build a more just and fair society together'

Pope implores on COVID-19: “All this suffering will be of no use if we don’t build a more just and fair society together”

Francis rallies Church to 'courageous resistance' to post-coronavirus 'fatalism'

Francis rallies Church to 'courageous resistance' to post-coronavirus 'fatalism'

Francis rallies Church to “courageous resistance” to post-coronavirus “fatalism”

Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics 'to get out of ourselves', do away with Church 'narcissism and self-sufficiency'

Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics 'to get out of ourselves', do away with Church 'narcissism and self-sufficiency'

Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics “to get out of ourselves”, do away with Church “narcissism and self-sufficiency”

Pope takes whip to 'pathologies' in Church

Pope takes whip to 'pathologies' in Church

“Self-absorption”, “control anxiety”, “elitism”… Pope takes whip to “pathologies” in Church

Pope prays in Santa Marta Mass for 'many' anonymous dead of COVID-19 buried in common graves

Pope prays in Santa Marta Mass for 'many' anonymous dead of COVID-19 buried in common graves

Pope prays in Santa Marta Mass for “many” anonymous dead of COVID-19 buried in mass graves

Santa Marta Mass - Francis warns Church against recruiting 'as if for a soccer team or a charity'

Santa Marta Mass - Francis warns Church against recruiting 'as if for a soccer team or a charity'

Santa Marta Mass: Francis warns Church against recruiting “as if for a soccer team or a charity”

Francis gives US$750,000 for COVID-19 affected in two-thirds world

Francis gives US$750,000 for COVID-19 affected in two-thirds world

Francis gives US$750,000 for COVID-19 affected in two-thirds world

Czech priest academic - coronavirus 'calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church'

Czech priest academic - coronavirus 'calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church'

Czech priest academic: coronavirus “calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church”

Amid coronavirus plague, 14 Italian missionaries die in a month

Amid coronavirus plague, 14 Italian missionaries die in a month

Coronavirus: 14 Italian missionaries from single community die within a month, first bishop also passes away

Dublin archdiocese looks for new lay ministries to connect beyond the Church, ensure it 'thrives into the future'

Dublin archdiocese looks for new lay ministries to connect beyond the Church, ensure it 'thrives into the future'

Dublin archdiocese looks for new lay ministries to connect beyond the Church, ensure it “thrives into the future”

Bologna cardinal Matteo Zuppi

Bologna cardinal Matteo Zuppi

Bologna cardinal rails against Church “prophets of calamities who confuse conversion with relativism”

'Querida Amazonia' - Polish Bishops' President thanks Pope for 'loud cry of Church for rights of poor'

'Querida Amazonia' - Polish Bishops' President thanks Pope for 'loud cry of Church for rights of poor'

‘Querida Amazonia’: Polish Bishops’ President thanks Pope for “loud cry of Church for rights of poor”

Pope sends future Vatican diplomats on mission 'gap year'

Pope sends future Vatican diplomats on mission 'gap year'

“Get your hands dirty in the frontier Churches”: Pope sends future Vatican diplomats on mission ‘gap year’

Pope Francis caresses the belly of a pregnant woman February 10 in an audience with the Knights of Colombus

Pope Francis caresses the belly of a pregnant woman February 10 in an audience with the Knights of Colombus

Francis encourages Catholics to “make ourselves one with all, starting with the last, the excluded, the discarded”