Global Church News
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Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’
Mar 26, 2024
On Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Christians participated in the traditional procession marking the beginning of Holy Week with palm and olive branches — one of the most significant events for the Christian community in the Holy Land.
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Holy Week in the Holy Land, Bishop Nahra: Forgiveness is the only way to peace
Mar 26, 2024
As Christians enter the holiest part of the year, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, talks to Vatican News about the Easter celebrations in the Holy Land, amidst ongoing violence and conflict, and calls for forgiveness to move towards peace.
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Poland marks 80 years since Ulma family’s martyrdom for sheltering Jews
Mar 26, 2024
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, celebrates Mass, attended by Poland’s president, to mark the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Blessed Ulma family, who were murdered by Nazi German troops for sheltering Jews.
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Synod: Pacific dioceses invite Catholics to ‘get into the boat’
Mar 26, 2024
As the Church journeys toward the second Synod session in October, Catholics across the Pacific islands are trying to keep up the momentum of synodality by inviting everyone to “get into the boat,” according to Bishop Ryan Jimenez.
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Hope and Perseverance: Christus Vivit five years on
Mar 26, 2024
Five years after the publication of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation on young people, we speak to a participant in the 2018 Synod that inspired it.
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Vote for European project, Christian values
Mar 25, 2024
As the June 2024 EU Parliament elections approach, the bishops of the European Union are urging citizens to cast their votes for candidates who not only champion Christian principles, but also support the advancement of the European project.
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British parliament questions ‘false baptism’ by asylum seekers
Mar 25, 2024
A representative from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales informed British MPs that clergy members maintain “clear engagement” with individuals seeking baptism.
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Consecrated persons rejuvenate Church
Mar 25, 2024
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, archbishop of Goa and Daman, has hailed the Catholic religious men and women as a blessing since they rejuvenate the Church.
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Young pilgrims to walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist
Mar 25, 2024
A group of two dozen young Catholic pilgrims will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through city streets and the countryside, converging at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress.
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Catholic nuns empower distressed Nepali women
Mar 25, 2024
On a spring afternoon in early March, Usha Rokka took a break from sewing ladies’ handbags ordered by a customer to give snacks to her seven-year-old son who just returned from school.
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.