Global Church News
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Cardinal Nichols reflects on “remarkable” Papal visit to Great Britain
Sep 18, 2020
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Visit to Great Britain which took place ten years ago this week.
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‘I will die with them and for them’: Franciscan friar who survived Syrian War dies of COVID-19
Sep 18, 2020
When asked by his superior if he wanted to leave Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War, Fr. Edward Tamer replied that he would remain with the people “to die with them and for them.”
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Catholic Health Association weighs in on COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 17, 2020
Amid heated discussion and ongoing debate on a COVID-19 vaccine — how soon it will be available and who should get it — the Catholic Health Association has a lot to say.
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New Bishop Ante Jozic thanks the Church in China, Hong Kong and Macau
Sep 17, 2020
The episcopal ordination took place yesterday in Solin (Split, Croatia) led by Card Pietro Parolin. The ordination was postponed twice because of an accident and the pandemic. Mgr Jozic was appointed nuncio to Belarus a few months ago.
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El Paso cathedral suffers vandalism attack
Sep 17, 2020
A vandal destroyed a statue of Jesus at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, the latest in an ongoing series of attacks on churches across the United States.
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Caritas Pakistan hands out aid to the most vulnerable following heavy rains
Sep 17, 2020
Card Coutts gives hope to the poor. As part of the EA-20/2020 emergency project, Caritas Pakistan Karachi handed out 10 shelter tents and plastic sheets to the families most affected by monsoon rain and flooding.
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Holy See says no one must be left behind in development
Sep 17, 2020
A statement issued by Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic urges rich nations to leave no one behind in their response to the crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Faith Among Cultures: Emperor Akbar’s Church
Sep 17, 2020
In 1769 Walter Reinhardt then Commander of Agra Fort helped Father Wendel S.J. to rebuild the Church and make an extension. In 1835 Bishop Pezzoni wit
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Israel, Bahrain, UAE Peace deal to be signed
Sep 16, 2020
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday is presiding over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations.
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A symposium on Hagia Sophia Mosque and Turkish-Islamic civilisation
Sep 16, 2020
The meeting will be held on 30 September in Istanbul. The Presidency of Religious Affairs is behind the initiative. National and district directors and staff of the Ministry of Education have been invited to attend.
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Sunday Reflection
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Justice and Mercy
Human Resources would not have been happy with that landowner. Sometimes, it seems that Human Resources does not want to come out on the side of generosity. I remember a time that we wanted to pay an employee extra for work on a particular project. We were told that we could not do this unless we re-adjusted that employee’s pay scale for all his work.
