Global Church News

  • Fr Rapacioli: The dialogue with Islam does not mean eliminating differences

    Sep 25, 2019

    The PIME missionary promoted an interfaith meeting with young Bangladeshis. Inspired by the Abu Dhabi document, human brotherhood was the topic of the event. Religion is being used for “terrorist purposes". The encounter between different religious experiences does not entail denying oneself but can “help understanding and real peaceful coexistence".

  • Nigerian Bishops decry attacks on Pope Francis

    Sep 24, 2019

    At the end of their recent meeting, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have said that attacks aimed at Pope Francis are ill-advised and describe them as “the proverbial ill wind that blows no one any good, bearing in mind that there are other more legitimate avenues of expressing opinions to the Holy Father.

  • Philippines release logo for 500 years of Christianity

    Sep 24, 2019

    Church leaders say the 2021 observance is a reminder of how Filipinos embraced the Catholic faith.

  • Official churches and religions celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese communist regime

    Sep 24, 2019

    For the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state is preparing a military parade of the highest profile. Official religious groups are obliged to celebrate the anniversary with various events. New regulations make religious groups instruments of the propaganda apparatus of the Communist Party.

  • Hindu radical arrested in Orissa after 20 years on the run for the murder of Rev. Staines

    Sep 24, 2019

    Buddhadev Nayak, a former fugitive, has ties to Dara Singh, the main accused of the murder of the Australian missionary and his two young children. Sajan K George: "The arrest confirms the affiliations with the Hindu militant organizations".

  • Tamil women visit St Sebastian Church, pay homage to Easter bombings victims

    Sep 24, 2019

    The group came from Jaffna peninsula, torn by civil war for almost 30 years, to pray for the recovery of the wounded and harmony between religious communities. Sirisena accepts the bishops' request and appoints an independent commission of inquiry.

  • Yangon youth take to streets against climate change

    Sep 24, 2019

    The UN's "Climate Action Summit 2019" is scheduled today in New York. Southeast Asia is among the regions of the world most affected by the phenomenon. Because of its effects, more than 70 people have died in Myanmar during this year's monsoon season and about 200,000 have been displaced.

  • A Celebration of Human Fraternity

    Sep 23, 2019

    The first public event hosted by the Higher Committee implementing the Document on Human Fraternity took place at the New York City Public Library on Friday, bringing together hundreds of people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.

  • Meet the architect for the Abrahamic Family House

    Sep 23, 2019

    Award-winning architect Sir David Adjaye Obe, selected for the Abrahamic Family House, was introduced and the model of the project unveiled during the Celebration of Human Fraternity in New York on Friday.

  • Bishop Obanyi tells Catholic journalists to counter fake news with the truth

    Sep 23, 2019

    Kenya’s Bishop of Kakamega Diocese and Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Commission for Social Communications, Bishop Joseph Obanyi, has challenged Catholic media practitioners to emphasise the truth at all times.