Evangelization

Italy’s new evangelization bid: Come for the game, stay for church
- Jul 11, 2021
Weekly Mass attendance here took a severe dip during the closures and suspensions of the coronavirus from which it’s never fully recovered, and, for some Italians, this may be their first physical contact with the church since the pandemic began.

By John L. Allen Jr.
New Vatican comms assistant says media is meant to evangelize
- Jul 7, 2021
For the new ecclesiastical assistant for the Vatican communications department, the job, and that of all who work in Church media, is fundamentally about two things: truth and evangelization.

By Elise Ann Allen
New catechist ministry shows evangelization at heart of Church, U.S. leaders say
- May 14, 2021
The U.S. Bishops Conference chairman of evangelization and catechesis views the Vatican’s recently instituted ministry of the catechist as a “beautiful thing” to try to evangelize an increasingly secularized nation, and highlight the importance of catechesis.

By John Lavenburg

Filipino church celebrates milestone while standing at a crossroads
- Apr 21, 2021
The Philippines in most respects are a raging Catholic success story, and a country absolutely vital to Catholic fortunes in the 21st century – probably more so, however much it may hurt for Americans to hear it, than the United States.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Vatican launches sign language YouTube channel to build inclusivity
- Apr 7, 2021
The Vatican over the weekend launched a new Sign Language service on its YouTube account, and plans are being made to develop other technological tools that would help the disabled more easily access papal content.

By Elise Ann Allen
Church ponders the pastoral ‘now’ awaiting post-pandemic future
- Apr 3, 2021
At the end of April, Father Kevin Gillespie and the staff at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., will hold a special meeting. Their task: Figuring out the right balance between pre-pandemic and pandemic ministry right now, while the world waits for an elusive post-pandemic future.

By John Lavenburg
On World Missionary Sunday, do we accept the Great Commission?
- Oct 18, 2020
On this special Sunday, we are all given the exhortation of the Lord Jesus to “go and teach.”

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
Amid COVID-19, African Church ‘gyrates’ toward new forms of evangelization
- Jul 31, 2020
One year after a high-stakes meeting for their Golden Jubilee, Africa’s continental body of bishops has had to adjust their bold new vision for evangelization due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has offered both challenges and unexpected opportunities.

By Elise Ann Allen