Monks from the Monastery of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, visit the site of their collapsed basilica, which was destroyed during the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck the town Oct. 30.

Norcia monks selling special edition beer to fundraise for earthquake rebuild

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NORCIA, Italy – It was God and beer sales that helped sustain the Benedictine monks of Norcia, and it is God and beer sales that will help them rebuild.

Father Dominic Nnoshiri, a member of the Spiritans' southeast Nigeria province, pictured in Rome June 14, completed specialized studies in safeguarding children from abuse. The program, run by the Center for Child Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University, helps staff from the world’s dioceses, bishops' conferences, religious orders and other church bodies improve their child protection efforts.

New child protection experts graduate from Rome's Jesuit university

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VATICAN CITY – Before students were presented with their diplomas in safeguarding minors, they each received a logoed mug as a memento of their time in the Centre for Child Protection's intensive program at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Pope Francis looks on during the ordination Mass for new priests in at the Vatican April 26, 2015. The Pope and his Council of Cardinals are pondering the possibility of allowing local bishops to decide on certain maters such as marriage or priestly ordination of permanent deacons.

Pope, cardinal advisers study 'healthy decentralization' proposals

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and members of his international Council of Cardinals discussed the possibility of allowing local bishops rather than the Vatican decide on certain matters, including the marriage or priestly ordination of permanent deacons.

Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni, who was killed for the faith June 3, 2007 in Mosul, is seen with a group of young adults

Life of priest killed in Iraq for his faith documented in new book

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ROME, Italy – When Fr. Ragheed Aziz Ganni was confronted by armed men after celebrating the Eucharist at his Chaldean Catholic parish in Mosul, they asked him why he was still there and why he hadn't closed the church as they had demanded.

The Polish bishops hold their plenary assembly in Zakopane, June 6, 2017.

Polish bishops see continuity between Francis and John Paul II’s teaching on family

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KRAKOW, Poland – The pastoral care of families was one of the key areas of discussion for Poland's bishops in their latest plenary assembly, which focused on continuity between the teaching of St. John Paul II and Pope Francis.

Pope Francis in Rome June 3. Speaking with members, consulters and guests of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue June 9, the Pope said women's right to fully participate in society must be upheld.

Uphold a woman's right to contribute fully to society, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – The more women are involved in and contribute to communities, politics, economics and the church, the more positive changes will come about, Pope Francis said.

Jesus is seated on a throne with his disciples at his side in this fresco seen during the unveiling of two newly restored burial chambers in the Christian catacombs of St. Domitilla in Rome May 30. The Catacombs of St. Domitilla are believed to be the world's oldest Christian cemetery.

Restorers unveil frescoed chambers in the Catacombs of St. Domitilla

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ROME – Under a mown hayfield, whose dried-out stalks crunch underfoot, lies the four-level labyrinth of the early Christian Catacombs of St. Domitilla.

It has been ten years since Benedict XVI broadened access to the Traditional Latin Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass, with his 'motu proprio' 'Summorum Pontificum.'

10 years later, ’Summorum Pontificum’ hailed as instrument of unity

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ROME, Italy – Ten years after Benedict XVI broadened access to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, the document by which he did so is being hailed as a means of closing the rift of division following liturgical changes made after the Second Vatican Council.

Sister Maria Giuseppina (left) and Sister Maria Caterina (right) are among 10 remaining nuns in a convent on the island of Sardinia who are breaking their silence and embracing the internet in an effort to ensure their order’s survival. This photo is from an exhibition being held at the Santa Chiara convent in Sardinia.

Cloistered nuns turn to Facebook to ensure order's survival

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ROME – For centuries they lived in isolation and silence.

Cardinal-designate Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali will be among five new cardinals to be created by Pope Francis at a June 28 Vatican consistory.

Mali's first cardinal said to foster regional peace, understanding

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OXFORD, England – Cardinal-elect Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, the first from the western Africa nation, will use his position to ease the multiple crises facing sub-Saharan regions, an aide said, despite new media accusations linking him to a financial scandal.

Pope Francis sings during an encounter with more than 50,000 Catholic charismatics at the Olympic Stadium in Rome June 1, 2014.

One in the Spirit: Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with Pope

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass roots between Catholic charismatics and some of their Spirit-filled neighbours, leaders of the renewal said.

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