Global Church News
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Philippines Bishops explain opposition to death penalty
Aug 11, 2020
In a statement issued at the beginning of August, the Bishops of the Philippines reiterate their opposition to the reintroduction of the death penalty in their country.
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The Miraculous Medal: St Maximilian Kolbe's weapon for evangelization
Aug 11, 2020
As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” – the Miraculous Medal.
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International community pledges help for Lebanon
Aug 11, 2020
World leaders have pledged millions of dollars for disaster-struck Lebanon, during an online aid summit aimed at helping the country.
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Irish prelate delivers message for Nagasaki Day
Aug 11, 2020
Eamon Martin, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, delivered a message on the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in 1945, saying that the use and possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.
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Beirut, young Christians and Muslims: the thread of hope
Aug 11, 2020
Thousands of young people are busy clearing the city of debris and rubble; they help elderly people to survive; they offer water and food paying with their own money or collected from friends and relatives. Young Syrian refugees also join in efforts.
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Cardinals condemn China’s ‘potential genocide’ of Uyghurs
Aug 11, 2020
The Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs is “one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust,” two Asian cardinals and 74 other religious leaders wrote in a statement released August 8.
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Argentine bishop says Vatican ordered seminary closed
Aug 11, 2020
An Argentine bishop said Friday the seminary in his diocese was ordered closed last month by a decision of the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, after a controversy surrounding the reception of the Eucharist during the coronavirus pandemic.
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El Salvador, rector of Romero seminary assassinated
Aug 10, 2020
Father Ricardo Antonio Cortez, Rector of Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero major seminary in the diocese of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, is murdered.
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During the 113 days of lockdown, a Kerala man transcribed the Bible by hand
Aug 10, 2020
Rejin Valson, who works at Cochin International Airport, dedicated his effort to the child his pregnant wife is carrying. To achieve his goal, he used 2,755 sheets of A4 size paper and 32 pens.
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International conference seeks to help Lebanon
Aug 10, 2020
World leaders have been discussing emergency aid for Lebanon after Tuesday's devastating explosion in Beirut.
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Sunday Reflection
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: He calls us to walk with Him on the Water
Jesus conquers the chaos that is caused by things that are beyond our control. Life itself is chaotic. Just when all seems to be calm, a loved one suddenly dies. All of us have experienced this. We did not cause the chaos, but we do suffer from it.
