Global Church News
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Advent at Home: How Catholics are preparing for a season of joy — even in 2020
Dec 05, 2020
Now, Christians find themselves entering into Advent, a season that is supposed to be one of joyful preparation for the celebration of Christmas, as well as preparation for the eventual Second Coming of Christ.
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Myanmar indigenous activist wins ‘Green Nobel Prize’
Dec 05, 2020
An indigenous Karen activist who spearheaded establishing a sprawling conservation zone in eastern Myanmar has been awarded the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize.
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Indonesian priest ‘exchanges’ sacraments for trees
Dec 05, 2020
Franciscan Father Wilibrodus Andreas Bisa gave his flock wanting to receive the sacraments one task — plant trees or grow fruit in gardens or on unused land.
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Hong Kong suspends Masses again amid fourth COVID-19 wave
Dec 05, 2020
The Hong Kong Diocese has issued a series of pastoral measures and suspended public Masses amid its fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Now we are in hell,’ says priest who offers hope to destitute Lebanese
Dec 05, 2020
With the speed and dexterity of a professional chef, Maronite Father Hani Tawk chops — first 65 pounds worth of onions — for a vegetable stew.
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Zairean rite offers example for developing an Amazonian rite
Dec 05, 2020
The approval decades ago of a Zairean rite of the Roman Missal demonstrated that it is possible also to develop a rite for the Amazon region, Pope Francis said in a preface to a new book.
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The woman who lived for 60 years on the Eucharist alone
Dec 05, 2020
Servant of God Floripes de Jesús, better known as Lola, was a Brazilian laywoman who lived on the Eucharist alone for 60 years.
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Like Joe Biden, many Catholics find the rosary to be a comfort and anchor in crisis
Dec 05, 2020
After a series of health crises and the loss of her father, religion professor Arlene Sanchez-Walsh found herself in need of prayer.
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A papal diplomat who lost his script
Dec 05, 2020
Raymond Arroyo, known for his support of the Trump administration and for turning his news programme into pro-Trump and anti-Francis campaigns, asked the president about the June 10 letter that he received from Carlo Maria Viganò.
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German Bishops reject COVID-19 ‘conspiracy theories’ by prominent clergy
Dec 05, 2020
Catholic bishops have distanced themselves from a letter in which several prominent Catholic clergy warned there were attempts to use the COVID-19 pandemic to create a "world government beyond all control."
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Sunday Reflection
Second Sunday of Advent: He comes with mercy
In their worst nightmare, they never thought their lives could get so bad, but they really did it to themselves.
