PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a ...

Marielle Louw, raised hands, and Andries Louw, missionaries from South Africa, pray during a worship service at Surf Church in Matosinhos beach in the suburbs of Porto, Portugal on Sunday, Aug. 18 ...

Surf Church was established by a Brazilian-born Portuguese surfer and ordained Baptist pastor to spread the Gospel in a once-devoutly Catholic country — and top surfing ... Their motto: “ We ...

Surf before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: “We love waves, we love Jesus.” - The city of Porto in northern Portugal takes pride in its beaches, old churches and famous ...

Surf before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: “We love waves, we love Jesus.” The city of Porto in northern Portugal takes pride in its beaches, old churches and famous port ...

Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.

As Pope Francis begins a Jubilee based on the motto “Hope does not disappoint,” he may be praying these words will soon apply to an ongoing crisis to the Church in India.

COMMENTARY: The words of the doctor of the Church, In Illo uno unum — ‘In the One, we are one’ — express the spiritual unity of all Christians as members of Christ’s body.

He, like Francis, believes that the church’s future lies in diversity. Francis chose dozens of new cardinals who were shaped outside of Rome, and he empowered local churches.