Major Religions: Folk Shinto 51.8%, Buddhism 34.9%, Shinto sects 4%, Christianity 2.3%, Others 7% Some scholars believe the Nestorian version of Christianity existed in Japan in the 6th century. While ...

Sister Leticia Ugboaja was detained by ICE agents and held for several hours before beings released about a month ago ...

Seoul would work to restore trust between the two Koreas before pope arrives, South Korean unification minister says ...

Venezuelan bishops have urged Catholics to reject superstitious claims that recent earthquakes were divine punishment, ...

Father Jacques Hamel, 86, was killed while celebrating Mass in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in Normandy, on July 26, 2016 ...

Across Asia, tensions rise as India's youths supported by opposition leaders leads protests, rights abuses surface in ...

A Franciscan nun's journey to Alaska's Arctic highlights the urgent need to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, its ...

Opposition is mounting against a US-backed AI hub in the Philippines as critics warn of environmental damage, land ...

Catholic organizations urge the Church in Asia to respond boldly to social, pastoral, and environmental challenges ...

In a land area of 2,141.4 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the civil Province of Sorsogon. The Province of Sorsogon is located at the southernmost tip of the Bicol Peninsula. It is ...

Pope Leo XIV made an unannounced visit to Montecassino while his envoys were working in war-torn Ukraine, underscoring the ...

Priestly celibacy is a discipline of the Latin tradition, not an unchangeable dogma, meaning the wider Catholic Church ...