Global Church News
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Novena for Pentecost: Day seven, Thursday
May 28, 2020
To be faithful requires a certain degree of detachment because sometimes we're asked to give up our own plans, our own security, to follow faithfully on the path where God leads.
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Indian Churches to raise prayer of hope on May 31
May 28, 2020
All Christian denominations in India have decided to pray together for their nation on May 31, the feast of Pentecost.
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Salesians in South Asia add 83 new members this year
May 28, 2020
South Asia region of Salesians of Don Bosco this year has a total of 83 novices making their first profession.
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Thailand: Parishes offer support to people affected by Covid-19 economic downturn
May 28, 2020
Many parishes of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand, are at the forefront in assisting the poor who have been severely affected by the social and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Philippine Nunciature warns against person claiming to be close to Pope
May 27, 2020
The Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippines has written to the country’s Catholic bishops to warn their communities against a person claiming to be close to the Pope and the Vatican.
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Albina Poshapir, nurse who finds in faith the strength to fight the virus
May 27, 2020
“My faith in Jesus has strengthened me. COVID-19 is like a war. Patients are suffering, the elderly are suffering. As nurses, we are called to alleviate the sufferings of the sick, [and] serve them kindly.”
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Corona virus is contagious, but so is Salesian compassion
May 27, 2020
We are living in unprecedented times. Never before in recorded history, have human beings faced a pandemic of such epic proportions. No part of the world remains untouched. Acts of kindness, compassion and empathy continue to grow across the world, and will grow far faster than any seeds of division if we commit to making them more important than hatred or fear.
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The epidemic in Egypt: Curfew, economic crisis and prayers
May 27, 2020
All public places have been closed since mid-March: schools, universities, mosques and churches, hotels, restaurants, public gardens, shops with the exception of those selling groceries and pharmacies. The Egyptians participated significantly in the day of prayer held on May 14 by Pope Francis and supported by the great imam of Al-Azhar, the highest authority of Sunni Islam.
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Asia Bibi's relative murdered in Pakistan
May 27, 2020
Christian activists are visiting the family of Asia Bibi after her brother-in-law was murdered in a village of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
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Holy Land: Church of the Nativity reopens
May 27, 2020
The Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is due to partly reopen on Tuesday, 26 May, after weeks of being closed as part of the emergency Covid-19 lockdown.
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Sunday Reflection
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Between Ascension and Pentecost
This Sunday rounds out the seven Sundays of Easter, the season of the Church’s explicit celebration of the Resurrection and its meaning for Christian life.
