Global Church News
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Kidnapped priest remembered for his love of Syrian people
Aug 01, 2020
Seven years after his kidnapping in Syria, Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio was remembered in Rome Wednesday for his love of the Syrian people and his dedication to peace and justice.
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Parishes are not ‘businesses’ that can be led by anyone
Aug 01, 2020
The recent Vatican instruction on pastoral care clarifies the responsibility of every member of the church community to work together in the shared mission of evangelization and warns against turning the parish into a mere provider of services, said Cardinal Beniamino Stella.
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Caritas Pakistan hands out kits to women against COVID-19
Aug 01, 2020
The Catholic charity gives women psychosocial kitchen gardening kits, which include seeds, as well as hygiene and health kits, which include hand washing and other tips against the coronavirus.
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A missionary who enlightened Bangladesh’s indigenous people
Aug 01, 2020
Fr Eugene Homrich, a prominent American Holy Cross missionary priest who spent six decades serving and improving the lives of indigenous people in Bangladesh, has died from COVID-19.
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Ten new priests ordained in Pineleng despite COVID-19
Aug 01, 2020
Unlike previous years in which priestly ordinations attracted thousands of parishioners and dozens of family members, only a selected few attended the event .
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Catholic Bishops fear Scotland’s proposed hate crime law could criminalise Bible and Catechism
Aug 01, 2020
Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalize the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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This nun aims to get Ghana’s children off the streets, and into school
Aug 01, 2020
Salamatu Abubakar spent years of her childhood picking up scraps of plastic on the streets of Accra, the African coastal city that is the capital of Ghana. Her dad took the plastic to an open air market, selling it in bulk to recyclers and scrap dealers, and barely earning enough to get by.
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Fire torches Catholic parish offices, chapel in North Carolina
Aug 01, 2020
A fire tore through the parish offices of a historic Catholic church in Monroe, North Carolina early Monday morning, and though the damage is extensive, the church's pastor is thankful that the blaze did not touch the main sanctuary or the Blessed Sacrament.
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Indian tribal Catholic joins United Nations climate initiative
Aug 01, 2020
An Indian tribal Catholic woman is among seven young climate leaders selected by United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres to advise him on the global climate crisis.
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Pakistan: Church launches first news service
Aug 01, 2020
The Church in Pakistan unveils Radio Veritas Asia Urdu Service on 25 July – the first Catholic news program of its kind in the country.
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Sunday Reflection
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Culture of Life
The Gospel reading for this Sunday begins with Jesus hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist, who was murdered, as you know, by Herod as part of the plot of his wife, Herodias, to protect her position at court. You know the story.
