Global Church News
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Teens encounter Christ by serving homeless persons in DC
Jul 16, 2019
It is an overcast day with threatening rain clouds overhead, but the mood in the basement of Holy Name of Jesus Church in Northeast Washington is downright sunny.
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Rebellion spreads in India's Eastern-rite church
Jul 16, 2019
Amid objections to the leadership of Cardinal George Alencherry, calls grow for prayer and unity.
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Justice and Peace experts help Catholics to protect their land rights and deal with marital issues
Jul 16, 2019
The Archdiocese of Dhaka organised a three-day seminar. Often minority Christians are the victims of forced expropriations by majority Muslims.
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In Amazon towns, church workers help indigenous keep languages alive
Jul 16, 2019
In an open-sided circular building beside the Catholic chapel in this Amerindian village, Scarboro Fr. Ron MacDonell was explaining how the tongue, the teeth and the vocal cords work together to produce sounds.
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‘Pope’s favorite movement’ inks deal with US development agency
Jul 16, 2019
A lay Catholic movement dubbed the “UN of Trastevere” for the Roman neighborhood where it’s headquartered, signed a Memorandum of Understanding Monday with the American government’s primary overseas development agency, committing the two parties to join forces for peace, interreligious dialogue and anti-poverty efforts in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sea Sunday: Holy See calls for the protection of the rights of seafarers
Jul 15, 2019
In a message marking the annual celebration of ‘Sea Sunday’, the Holy See calls for the protection of the rights of all people working at sea.
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‘Human rights at stake in Venezuela’, say Latin American bishops
Jul 15, 2019
The Bishops of Latin America express support for the Catholic Church in Venezuela as it calls for political change in the face of an ongoing crisis.
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Filipino chosen as first Asian head of the Dominicans
Jul 15, 2019
Filipino priest, Father Gerard Francisco Timoner III was elected Master of the Order of Preachers, or the Dominican Order, on Saturday, during the ongoing General Chapter of the order in Biên Hoà, Vietnam.
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Bishops of Haiti announce year of prayer and adoration
Jul 15, 2019
The Bishops of haiti call for a year of prayer and adoration, in light of the ongoing violent protests in the country.
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Archbishop Shevchuk says dreams are coming true
Jul 15, 2019
Following two days of meetings with Pope Francis, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is closer to the three objectives she has set for herself: a papal visit to Ukraine, the granting of the patriarchal state to the Uniate Church, and the beatification of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, who led the Church in the first half of the 20th century.
Sunday Reflection
Fifteenth Sunday: The good samaritan next door
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable of living the Law of the Lord. That is how the parable begins. That is what the scholar of the Law asked Jesus to comment on.
