Global Church News

Asia Bibi decision sets legal precedent in Pakistan

Nov 09, 2018

Asia Bibi has been released from death row and prison in Pakistan and is now in a secret location with her family, reported a longtime Catholic missionary involved with negotiations in Pakistan about her case.
Mother Teresa orphanages registers in international adoptions system

Nov 08, 2018

The congregation suspended adoptive practices in 2015, when the Indian government opened adoption to single, separated or divorced people.The state registration of institutions allows them to "give a face" to the orphans.
Pakistan: 'Only Asia Bibi can demand a review of her sentence', not the radicals

Nov 08, 2018

The Christian woman was acquitted of blasphemy charges. The law provides that only the injured party can appeal against a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Warriors for women's dignity

Nov 08, 2018

Six years ago, at the age of 26, Laila Talo Khuder Alali was sold as a sex slave eight times to men of different nationalities by militants of Islamic
Is Italian the new language of the Church?

Nov 08, 2018

Many people still claim — mistakenly — that Latin has always been the Church’s official language.
Bibi case: Husband pleads for help from Trump

Nov 07, 2018

The husband of Asia Bibi - whose case has horrified much of the world and has been a source of violent division within Pakistan - has appealed to the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for help.
Diocese in Texas prepares to protect its land

Nov 07, 2018

The US Government continues to pursue the building of a wall separating it from its neighbor, Mexico. Property holders are caught in the middle. One o
Indian Christians to celebrate Dalit Liberation Sunday on Nov 11

Nov 07, 2018

Indian Christians of Dalit origin are still denied constitutional privileges and benefits because of their religion.
Asia Bibi case: Church tells Christians to refrain from making negative comments about Islam on social media

Nov 06, 2018

Radicals’ protests seem to have ended following a deal with the government for the revision of Bibi’s acquittal. The Christian woman's husband posts a video message online asking for British and US help.
Blessed Clelia Merloni fixed her gaze on God

Nov 06, 2018

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, beatified Clelia Merloni at St John Lateran on Saturday saying that she kept her gaze fixed on God even amid suffering and tribulation.