Global Church News
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Europe must return to Christian roots
Mar 27, 2024
With European elections just three months away, the continent’s bishops have joined other Christian churches in lamenting that the Christian principles on which Europe was founded are either being sidelined or instrumentalised for political gain.
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Nordic’s country first Catholic Bible
Mar 27, 2024
A Norwegian bishop and monk has hailed the publication of Norway’s first official Bible for Catholics as a breakthrough.
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Patriarch Sako: We need final week of Lent to clear our minds and hearts
Mar 27, 2024
Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans, encourages Christians to make use of the final week of Lent “to clear our minds and hearts and to return to the authenticity of our faith.”
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Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’
Mar 26, 2024
On Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Christians participated in the traditional procession marking the beginning of Holy Week with palm and olive branches — one of the most significant events for the Christian community in the Holy Land.
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Holy Week in the Holy Land, Bishop Nahra: Forgiveness is the only way to peace
Mar 26, 2024
As Christians enter the holiest part of the year, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, talks to Vatican News about the Easter celebrations in the Holy Land, amidst ongoing violence and conflict, and calls for forgiveness to move towards peace.
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Poland marks 80 years since Ulma family’s martyrdom for sheltering Jews
Mar 26, 2024
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, celebrates Mass, attended by Poland’s president, to mark the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Blessed Ulma family, who were murdered by Nazi German troops for sheltering Jews.
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Synod: Pacific dioceses invite Catholics to ‘get into the boat’
Mar 26, 2024
As the Church journeys toward the second Synod session in October, Catholics across the Pacific islands are trying to keep up the momentum of synodality by inviting everyone to “get into the boat,” according to Bishop Ryan Jimenez.
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Hope and Perseverance: Christus Vivit five years on
Mar 26, 2024
Five years after the publication of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation on young people, we speak to a participant in the 2018 Synod that inspired it.
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Vote for European project, Christian values
Mar 25, 2024
As the June 2024 EU Parliament elections approach, the bishops of the European Union are urging citizens to cast their votes for candidates who not only champion Christian principles, but also support the advancement of the European project.
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British parliament questions ‘false baptism’ by asylum seekers
Mar 25, 2024
A representative from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales informed British MPs that clergy members maintain “clear engagement” with individuals seeking baptism.
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.