C Joseph Vijay, a 51-year-old film star-turned-politician, was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, becoming the first Christian to hold the office in the second-most-populous southern
As the Soviet Union was disintegrating 30 years ago, St. John Paul II appointed apostolic administrators for the pastoral care of Latin Rite Catholics based in Moscow and Siberia.
ShareWord will continue to distribute Scripture, but emphasize church partnerships and equipping Christians for evangelism.
A group of firefighters from Poland looks just like any other firefighting brigade, with heavy uniforms, hard helmets, and a red truck ready to go at a moment’s notice. But these men are something else, too: friars dedicated to God.
Msgr. Diego Ravelli was also named head of the pope’s Sistine Chapel Choir.
Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne officially took office on Sept. 22.
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