Dispatches

At least two explosions in one of northern China’s most important ports has killed 44 people, including 12 firefighters, while injuring hundreds and causing millions of dollars in property damage.

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

Perhaps you’ve heard, Pope Francis is coming to Washington.

Their offering of Gregorian chant, Marian hymns and prayers and sung passages from The Rule of St. Benedict, has topped the Billboard charts in classical traditional music for several weeks in a row, captivating listeners far beyond this monastery’s walls.

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

Here’s the “probable cause” behind one of the thousands of U.S. gun homicides

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.

In what could be a bellwether for Sino-Vatican relations for the first time in three years a bishop approved by the Holy See will be ordained for the Catholic Church in mainland China on August 4 Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin will be ordained then as pastor of the diocese of Anyang in the province of

Opposition leader reminds Prime Minister Cameron “he is talking about people, not insects.”