Throughout history and across the globe, lay catechists have been revered as saints, and many were martyred for their refusal to renounce their faith and their vocation to teach the Christian faith to ...

Mark Nimo shares laughs with teenagers at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Chicago during a 2008 youth day rally that included entertainment, music, multilingual catechetical sessions and a Mass. (CNS/Karen ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During one of his pastoral visits to Africa, Pope John Paul II addressed the catechists of Angola, gathered in the Cathedral of Benguela, with these words that can ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (today Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for the First Evangelization and New Particular Churches) has always had ...

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha recently honored 36 catechists with the Pope Francis Catechist Award. The award, part of the Jubilee Holy Year 2025 celebration, recognizes laypersons who teach and share the ...

Catechists in Vietnam should be trained as disciples of Jesus capable of assisting people to respect traditional values, was one takeaway message from a national catechism congress held in Dong Nai ...

Stephen Colbert has figured out how to reach people, and Catholic educators should take notice. Since the debut of his late-night satirical news show, “The Colbert Report,” in 2005, Colbert has gained ...

Yousaf Bachan, a third-generation catechist from Faisalabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province, is known for being outspoken on his YouTube channel but doesn’t like to gripe about his financial woes. The ...

Speaking with catechists and teachers in Uganda, Pope Francis on Friday offered encouragement and stressed that witnessing the faith is critical for the growth of the Church. "Even when the task seems ...