Global Church News
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Card Sako slams Christian discrimination and marginalisation, calls for rule of law and citizenship
May 18, 2019
n his cri de coeur, the Chaldean primate cites cases in which Christians are victims of sectarian bias. The country’s leaders must "put their political differences aside" to counter extremism, a mortal sin. Subjecting Christians to the decisions of Islamic courts is an issue.
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East Asia Evangelization Center holds symposium in Rome
May 18, 2019
The East Asia Evangelization Center in South Korea traveled to Rome for a symposium to discuss Jesuit adaptationism.
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Message for the month of Ramadhan and Id Al-Fitr 1440 H. / 2019 A.D
May 18, 2019
The month of Ramadan with its dedication to fasting, prayer and almsgiving, is also a month for strengthening the spiritual bonds we share in Muslim-C
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Women deacons commission gave split report on their role in early church
May 18, 2019
The Vatican commission studying the history of women serving as deacons in the Catholic Church has been unable to find consensus on their role in the early centuries of Christianity and is yet to give a “definitive response,” Pope Francis said May 7.
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Sri Lankan churches resume services after terror attacks
May 18, 2019
Catholic churches in Sri Lanka reopened for Sunday Mass (May 11-12 weekend) as bishops step up efforts to ensure interfaith harmony after the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks that killed 258 people.
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Australian church looks for more collegial models of governance
May 18, 2019
The Australian Catholic Church is looking for more collegial models of governance in Catholic schools, hospitals and charities as it conducts an unprecedented review of existing clerical and hierarchical models that have failed dioceses and parishes during the ongoing child sex abuse crisis.
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Asia Bibi finally reunited with her family in Canada
May 18, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, left for Canada on the evening of May 7, her lawyer has confirmed.
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Pope draws lessons from Mother Teresa
May 18, 2019
Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished big things: St Teresa of Kolkata.
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Ghana’s nurses posted to Catholic institutions undergo Catholic orientation
May 17, 2019
An orientation programme for 937 Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC) and Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) personnel posted by Ghana’s Ministry of Health to the National Catholic Health Service (NCHS) has recently been held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, in Accra.
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Karachi, 15 year old Christian forced to convert and marry Muslim
May 17, 2019
Neha had also resisted rape and beatings, but then succumbed when the torturers threatened to throw her little brother off the roof. The husband, already married before, wants her back home and has filed a complaint for insulting Islamic laws. The Church is helping the family.
Sunday Reflection
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Three Cultures
Today’s first reading presents the solution to the great internal struggle of the Primitive or Earliest Church. Externally, it was the question of whether or not gentile Christians had to practise Jewish customs.
