Global Church News
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Mexican Bishops decry the murder of another priest and call for reconciliation
Apr 22, 2018
The bishops of Mexico have launched an urgent appeal for a culture of peace and reconciliation.
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Pope Francis says World Youth Day poster is “Futurist”
Apr 21, 2018
During Wednesday’s general audience, Panama’s Archbishop, José Domingo Ulloa gave the Pope the official poster for World Youth Day, Panana, 2019.
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Catholics called to pray for peace as inter-Korean summit looms
Apr 21, 2018
Hopes that leaders of two Koreas will bring 1950-53 Korean War to a formal end at historic meeting
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Faisalabad, the first Christian chapel opens in an Islamic university
Apr 20, 2018
To proclaim Jesus, there is no need for a "vade-mecum", but it is necessary to "approach", to approach "to see what happens" and to start "from the situation", not from a "theory". "All of us Christians must evangelize with our lives, with our example, and also with our word".
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Archbishop Chaput thinks you should read this young Catholic father’s letter
Apr 20, 2018
In a time of cultural confusion and challenge, youth need clarity and guidance from the Church – and failure to give it could be disastrous, says a young father who wrote to Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia.
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Sr Mary Lillian’s craft shop helps thousands of poor people in Tejgaon
Apr 20, 2018
The workshop is called the Jagorani Handicraft Centre. The founder started working with poor women in 1968; now it works with 3,000 people, mostly non-Christians. The products are also exported abroad. For the nun, “if women can be independent, they can make a difference for their family.”
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More US bombs in Syria will help no one
Apr 20, 2018
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues his horrific killing campaign against his own people. The Syrian civil war is now in its seventh year. Nearly a half million people have been killed in the war. Over half the country’s population has fled the war.
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Parts of China’s Henan enforce registration for all faiths
Apr 20, 2018
Even officially recognized churches and religious communities across Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Daoism are not immune
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Reporters fear for lives ahead of Indonesian elections
Apr 20, 2018
Journalists face threats, insults and physical assault by political candidates' teams in run-up to June polls
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The social significance of the Christian foot-washing ritual in India
Apr 20, 2018
Backlash against move by Indian Christian Women's Movement to include women in patriarchal ritual runs counter to Gospel
Sunday Reflection
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherds
Good shepherds are hard to find. A good shepherd has to recognise the value of the sheep. A good shepherd has to be willing to take risks to protect the sheep. A good shepherd has to care.
