Flags of China and Vatican City
Flags of China and Vatican City (photo: FreshStock on Shutterstock via CNA)

Vatican Accord with China (09/29/2018)

The Vatican reaches a historic – and controversial – accord with China. How will it affect Catholics in China? This week on Register Radio, we talk to the Catholic News Agency’s Hannah Brockhaus. And then, he went from catching baseballs to catching souls. We are joined by Father Michael Cunningham who left professional baseball to become a priest.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis