Global Church News
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A Buddhist temple to boost the friendship between South Korea and Pakistan
Dec 16, 2019
The Pakistani government has authorised the Jogye Order to build a Buddhist temple at a site that is historically connected to Buddhism.
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Jesuit superior general: Satan is real, and wants us to reject God
Dec 16, 2019
The superior general of the Jesuit order told reporters that the devil is real, after making headlines in August by stating that Satan is a symbol, not a person.
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German Catholics praise Fr Johann Metz, theologian, dead at 91
Dec 16, 2019
German-speaking Catholics paid tribute to Fr. Johann Baptist Metz, the veteran theologian who died Dec. 2 in Munster, Germany, at age 91.
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‘Adopt a family’ of Christian refugees in Lebanon this Christmas
Dec 16, 2019
As Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens, a Lebanese priest is asking for people to spiritually and charitably adopt a persecuted Christian refugee family this Christmas season.
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‘Our Little Path’: Pope Francis with the Jesuits in Thailand
Dec 16, 2019
Pope Francis met a group of 48 Jesuits from Southeast Asia during his apostolic visit to Thailand and Japan.
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Fearing Islamists, Indonesian mall ‘bans’ Christmas accessories
Dec 16, 2019
The management of an Indonesian shopping mall has caused a stir by advising its tenants and their employees not to wear Christmas accessories.
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Hungary takes pro-life stance
Dec 16, 2019
The approach the state is taking to advance the pro-life cause is to “acknowledge the life of the unborn,” said Katalin Novak, Hungary’s Minister of State for Family Affairs, “by providing family benefits.”
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'If we give up our Christianity, we lose our identity,' says Hungarian minister
Dec 16, 2019
Hungary is promoting pro-family policies because its Christian identity is at stake, the country’s family minister said.
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Indonesia to deploy 160,000 people to protect churches for Christmas
Dec 16, 2019
Nearly 160,000 security personnel will be deployed to try to make Christmas and New Year celebrations in Indonesia safe.
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FBI investigating fourth church attack this year in El Paso
Dec 16, 2019
The FBI is investigating the fourth case of church vandalism in El Paso this year, with authorities saying they are uncertain whether the incidents are related.
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.