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 violence in the country is part of a broader conflict that involves several countries in the African Sahel region, such as Mali, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, where Christians also suffer persecution.

Dominicans release catechetical work named Echoing the Mystery, a resource for those wishing to catechize and evangelize. Sister John Dominic Rasmussen, a foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, ...

Pope Francis on May 11 promulgated Antiquum Ministerium, creating a formal, installed (instituted) ministry of catechist. The document was released with considerable Vatican fanfare, but many could be ...

Encuentro representatives from the United States meet with German Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van-Elst, delegate for catechesis at the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, at the Vatican Sept ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the publication of the Motu Proprio "Antiquum ministerium" (= AM) with which Pope Francis establishes the ministry of catechists, Agenzia Fides has ...

(RNS) — The latest motu proprio signals a continued, albeit timid, effort to answer a growing demand for agency from rank-and-file Catholics. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a measure aimed at promoting the ...