Global Church News
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India and Pakistan activists rally for peace in Kashmir
Mar 05, 2019
Vigils are held simultaneously in Lahore and New Delhi. Human rights advocates call for genuine peace talks to solve the conflict in the disputed area. As a result of the arrogance of both countries military budgets are up.
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Patriarch Sako calls for a national covenant against extremism and violence
Mar 05, 2019
The Chaldean cardinal’s proposal is directed at the president, the prime minister and the speaker of the Council of Representatives (parliament). It is based on the principles of citizenship, law and institutions. Sovereignty, security and economy are its "red lines", a common basis for overcoming tensions, divisions and encouraging reconciliation.
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Pakistan Church rejects war hysteria
Mar 05, 2019
Archbishop joins Christian groups in calling for peace talks with India amid increasing tensions over Kashmir
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Migrants and stateless children, 'a challenge' for the Philippines Church
Mar 04, 2019
he UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that there are at least 10 million people in the world without nationalities. About 40% of the world's stateless persons live in Southeast Asia, of which 7,138 in the Philippines.
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Card. Filoni: The Pope's affection for Taiwan and Taiwan's for the Pope
Mar 04, 2019
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was Papal envoy at the National Eucharistic Congress. At least 10 thousand Catholics participated in concluding Mass. The close link between the Eucharist and mission. Scheduled meetings with President Tsai Ying-wen, Vice President Chen Chien-jen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.
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St. Petersburg, the heads of Kirill's enemies fall
Mar 04, 2019
Resignation for Varsonofij, metropolitan of the "imperial city", who was head of the administration of the patriarchate of Moscow. The metropolitan of Ryazan, Mark, replaced the presidency of the finance department of the patriarchate. Kirill is surrounding himself with very young bishops, in a pyramidal structure, very similar to that of Putin in political management.
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St. Katharine Drexel's tomb at Philadelphia cathedral named an archdiocesan shrine
Mar 03, 2019
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that the recently constructed tomb of St. Katharine Drexel at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and
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Meet the religious sister known as the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’
Mar 03, 2019
Before Sister Ruth Pfau arrived in Pakistan in the 1960s, life for leprosy victims in the country was filled with suffering and ostracization.
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Indian and Pakistani Churches urge for peace between their nations
Mar 01, 2019
Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Pakistani Archbishop Joseph Arshad are urging for peace as fears of a war loom large with the escalation of tensions between the two nations.
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Plural and united, Lebanon stands against extremism and terrorism, but Syrian refugees remain an issue
Mar 01, 2019
Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi attended the Caritas regional conference. The cardinal spoke out against attempts at ethnic and religious cleansing in the region. For the president, the priority is to counteract intolerance and conflicts.
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.