Global Church News
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Parishes offer livestock for Aidil Adha
Aug 16, 2019
Sacrificial beasts handed over on Muslim festival to promote 'togetherness, respect and participation'
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Pope at Angelus on feast of the Assumption: Mary is the “Gate of Heaven”
Aug 16, 2019
Pope Francis invites us to “look upwards” because, thanks to Mary’s assumption: “Heaven is open” and we need no longer be afraid.
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Dialogue between religions is “fundamental” for peace in Pakistan
Aug 16, 2019
Msgr Sebastian Shaw, Archbishop of Lahore, opened a seminar on Interfaith Harmony, Social Necessity in Lahore. More than 300 Catholic priests, Protestant clergymen and Muslim clerics took part in the event.
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Indonesian Muslims under fire for communist books purge
Aug 16, 2019
Protestant group in Jakarta say they are being hounded even though they have legal permit to set up house of worship.
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San Diego Bishop announces compensation fund, changes to social media policy
Aug 16, 2019
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego announced Aug. 13 an Independent Compensation Program for victims of sexual abuse, set to begin in September.
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In Beijing, the "patriotic" formation of Mindong priests. "Is this still the Catholic Church?"
Aug 16, 2019
Members of the Party and the United Front, university professors and patriotic bishops have transformed formerly "underground" priests into perfect "state officials". A report by the Patriotic Association.
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Church in Arunachal Pradesh urges young people to go to school for a better future
Aug 16, 2019
The Diocese of Miao organised a musical dedicated to school dropouts. On average, two out of three youths go to school in India. Early dropout is widespread for both boys and girls. Forced to leave her studies to look after five siblings, Sonia is one of the dropouts.
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Pope sends video message to new abuse prevention centre in Chile
Aug 16, 2019
Pope Francis accompanies the opening of the Cuida Centre for the prevention of abuse in Chile, with a video message in which he thanks those involved
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Respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Aug 16, 2019
Since the formation of the JOAS - Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia) in 1996, JOAS has been commemorating the World’s Indigenous Peoples (World IP Day) with its own annual national celebration called Perayaan Hari Orang Asal Sedunia (PHOAS) on August 9. Activities held by JOAS include seminars, forums, workshops, rallies, cultural symposiums and ethnic concerts, just to name a few.
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New Delhi celebrates World’s Indigenous Peoples Day jubilee
Aug 16, 2019
Several tribal groups in India observed the silver jubilee of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with a three-day programme.
Sunday Reflection
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Living Faith
Today’s reading speaks about faith and our response to faith. They begin with Abraham, the Father of Faith. Abraham was a prosperous man of his time, living in Ur, located in the fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
