Global Church News
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Jiangxi, the Yujiang Underground Church suffocated by persecution
Jul 09, 2020
Bishop and priests banned from pastoral activities. They refuse to join the "independent Church". Their situation worsened after the launch of the new regulations on religious activities and after the provisional agreement between China and the Vatican. The considerations of one believer.
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Lourdes: Cardinal Parolin to celebrate Mass on 15 August
Jul 08, 2020
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will travel to Lourdes on August 15, 2020, to preside over Holy Mass for the Feast of the Assumption.
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Asian bishops mourn 'media trailblazer'
Jul 08, 2020
Father Raymond Ambroise, former executive secretary of the office of social communications at the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), die
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Archbishop of Pontianak to 16 novices: 'The Church needs you'
Jul 08, 2020
The 16 postulants come from several dioceses across the nation, including the archdiocese of Pontianak, the diocese of Sanggau - both in the province of western Kalimantan - and the diocese of Malang in the province of East Java.
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Philippine religious orders urge 'stay order' on controversial anti-terror law
Jul 08, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte on July 3 signed the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which local and international rights and civil society groups fear could be used to target critics and dissenters.
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Damascus Priest: ‘Don’t forget the suffering population of Syria'
Jul 08, 2020
Fr Bahjat Karakach, guardian of the Franciscan Convent in the Bab Thouma area of Damascus, appeals for help for a population on its knees.
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Music legend Andrew Kishore dies of cancer in Rajshahi
Jul 08, 2020
Famous for his soundtracks, folk songs and Christian hymns, the 65-year-old musician was a member of the country’s Anglican church. He battled a lymphoma for a long time. For Card Patrick D’Rozario, the singer and his music will always live in people's hearts.
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Mission in Bhanria, Chhattisgarh, caught between quarantine and hostilities
Jul 08, 2020
Bishop Emmanuel Kerketta of Jashpur had plans to expand a local mission, but everything is on hold because of Hindu opposition. A new parish priest is under quarantine because of COVID-19. The diocese has about 200,000 members, mostly farmers and farmworkers, “poor but very generous”.
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Christian activists help seniors living alone in Aleppo amid the COVID-19 emergency
Jul 07, 2020
Syrians are "tired and exhausted" by the war, “revolted” by Western policies and "outraged" by sanctions. The economic crisis has been made worse by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Marists are promoting projects of support and solidarity for the weakest among local residents. Their work goes beyond the emergency.
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Muslim volunteers bury Christians who died from the coronavirus
Jul 07, 2020
Groups of Muslim volunteers are burying Christians who have died from the coronavirus. This is seen as a great example of interfaith harmony, and videos of their work have gone viral in Bangladesh.
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Sunday Reflection
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: What to do with the seed?
In the early part of the thirteenth century, Giovanni Franceso Bernardone was headed for a prosperous life as a cloth merchant in the Province of Umbria, Italy. He was also headed for a life of complete self-gratification.
