Global Church News
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The Eucharist is the ‘source and summit’ of Christian life
Mar 15, 2024
What does that really mean? The National Eucharistic Congress is an event that will take place in July 2024 as part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative sponsored by the Bishops of the United States. The purpose of the revival is to inspire and prepare the People of God to be formed, healed, converted, united, and sent out to a hurting and hungry world through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – the source and summit of our Catholic faith.
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Synod 'not ecclesiastical politics', results 'already visible'
Mar 15, 2024
The Holy See Press Office hosts a briefing to present two documents that will help the Church prepare for the second session of the Synod General Assembly in October.
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Sri Lankan cardinal moves court against appointment of top cop
Mar 14, 2024
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith finds fault with casting vote by speaker to clear appointment of controversial Deshabandu Tennekoon
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Activists seek international action for Hong Kong's religious freedom
Mar 14, 2024
A group of 16 international experts and organizations have called for immediate international action to defend freedom of religion in Hong Kong, expressing serious concern over its new security law.
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The ever-changing College of Cardinals
Mar 14, 2024
The most recent change in the College of Cardinals took place on February 24, when Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán turned 80 and was thus removed from the ranks of cardinal-electors.
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Attack on Coptic monastery in South Africa takes lives of three monks
Mar 14, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that three monks were attacked and murdered Tuesday in the Coptic monastery of St. Mark and St. Bishop Samuel the Confessor in Cullinan, South Africa, 18 miles east of the country’s capital, Pretoria.
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People in Myanmar need more than an annual prayer
Mar 14, 2024
They need us to be with them, in spirit, solidarity, prayer and practical action, every day
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Christians in Gaza face 'worst period' since start of war, report says
Mar 14, 2024
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has released a report highlighting that the Christian community in Gaza, Palestine, "is going through the worst period" since the start of the war on October 7, 2023.
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Chaldean patriarch urges preservation of rights for Iraq’s diverse communities
Mar 13, 2024
As the 21st anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq approaches, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, has called for a reevaluation of the country’s entire political process, which is currently based on sectarianism and quota-sharing.
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Vatican’s Good Friday Holy Land collection to aid humanitarian efforts in Gaza
Mar 13, 2024
This year’s Vatican financial appeal for the Holy Land highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis facing the beleaguered population in Gaza and the pope’s plea for peace.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.