Catholic bishops in Indonesia met with government officials this week to express concern about the violence in Papua province after a Catholic catechist was shot and killed by security forces.

Two Scripture passages guide his approach. The first is 1 Peter 3:15, which calls for being ready to defend one’s hope with ...

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 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 ...

Grief struck Ndundu village as Catholic catechist James Njoroge and his family were laid to rest after a fatal road accident, ...

A Catholic priest and a catechist who were abducted last month by a group of armed militia in Burma’s Chin state were released Aug. 4. A Catholic priest in Burma, also known as Myanmar, who asked not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.) ...

Andrew Goh, an 88-year-old catechist, poses for a photo at his home in Singapore July 2, 2025. Goh uses children's books to teach the Catholic catechism to the elderly who want to join the church.

Sydney catechist Caroline Fisher poses July 29, 2021, with a copy of her new book, “Jesus Had A Body Like Me,” which introduces St. John Paul II’s theology of the body to young children. (Credit: ...

Catechist James Njoroge, his wife Teresia and their two children were killed in a road accident when their car was hit by a speeding bus near Karai centre along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. [Antony ...