A Catholic official in Papua province has condemned the killing of Rufinus Tigau, a catechist whom Indonesian security forces accused of being a separatist. "We are very concerned with this incident ...

Pope Francis on May 11 formally created a new official ministry in the Catholic Church for those who teach the fundamentals of the faith to children and others, opening the position to "men and women ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church was released in 1992 after years of development. It has helped generations of Catholics to deepen their understanding of their Christian faith. But those who want ...

Pope Francis will be creating a new official ministry in the Catholic Church for those who teach children and others the fundamentals of the faith, the Vatican announced May 5. The Vatican did not ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ministry ...

This is a composite photo of the books “Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,” and the “U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults.” (Credit: CNS composite/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.) ...

(UNDATED) In catechisms, as in prisons, there are no insignificant sentences. Every word of these handbooks is meant to clearly express the fundamentals of the faith. The Catholic Church, especially, ...

Timika (Agenzi Fides) - A group of Indonesian Catholic and lay associations sent a letter to the United Nations to involve the UN Commissions in charge of human rights and extrajudicial executions in ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, with Pope Francis at a gathering marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ...

(1st UPDATE) A catechist who lives in a remote highland village within the Mount Pulag Protected Landscape hikes through muddy trails and rock slides, crossing rivers for anywhere between one to ten ...

Stephen Colbert has figured out how to reach people, and Catholic educators should take notice. Since the debut of his late-night satirical news show, “The Colbert Report,” in 2005, Colbert has gained ...

Vanguard gathered that the Catechist who was in charge of administration at the Roman Catholic Church in the area, was in company of his in-law Ayem Mbakuughur when their attackers waylaid and killed ...