Global Church News

Pope at Mass in Mozambique: Hold onto hope and stay united

Sep 07, 2019

Pope Francis celebrates a Votive Mass for the Progress of Peoples in Maputo’s Zimpeto Stadium and encourages the people of Mozambique to keep working for peace and reconciliation, loving their enemies, and loving one another.
Pope Francis concludes visit to Mozambique with a colourful Mass

Sep 07, 2019

The climax of Pope Francis’ visit to Mozambique had to be the Mass, celebrated this morning, in Maputo’s forty-two thousand capacity stadium known locally as the Estádio Nacional do.
Pope visits hospital in Mozambique and comforts HIV-AIDS patients

Sep 07, 2019

Pope Francis begins his last day in Mozambique with a visit to the Zimpeto Hospital and says caring for mothers and children with HIV-AIDS reminds him of the parable of the Good Shepherd.
Pope invites Church in Mozambique to be a “Church of the Visitation

Sep 06, 2019

Pope Francis addresses bishops, priests, men and women religious, seminarians and catechists, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Maputo, and explains how to find identity in change.
Pope meets delegation from Mozambique’s Xai-Xai diocese

Sep 06, 2019

Pope Francis meets on Thursday with a delegation from the Diocese of Xai-Xai, inviting them to care for the children and elderly.
Pope to Youth in Mozambique: “Walk joyfully in the ways of peace"

Sep 06, 2019

Pope Francis holds an Interreligious meeting with young people in Maputo and tells them they are “the joy of this land, the joy of our time”.
Pope recalls playing soccer with homemade ball as child

Sep 06, 2019

Pope Francis meets on Thursday morning with Mozambican members of Scholas Occurrentes, telling them a story from his childhood.
Pope Francis greets street children in Maputo

Sep 06, 2019

Pope Francis visits the "Casa Matteo 25", a Church-run institution which offers help to the poor.
Islamic Hijrah movement changing Indonesian society

Sep 06, 2019

Its goal is to get people to give up on lifestyles perceived as non-Islamic. Born-again believers are part of a popular current. However, for one activist, many “have become intolerant not only towards other religions but also towards Muslims from different communities." As conservatism grows, many businesses seek halal certification and engage in Islamic marketing.
Consecration of first bishop following Provisional Agreement

Sep 06, 2019

The director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirms that Msgr. Antonio Yao Shun has been consecrated bishop with a Pontifical Mandate.