Global Church News
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Over a thousand trafficking victims detained in prison-like conditions last year
Feb 23, 2020
More than 1,200 immigration detainees were found to be potential trafficking victims before, during or after time spent in immigration detention centres in 2019.
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Cardinal Tagle starts work in Rome
Feb 23, 2020
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the new prefect of the Congregation for Evangelisation of Peoples, officially started work in Rome on Feb 12.
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Harare Archdiocese releases a pastoral plan for small Christian communities
Feb 23, 2020
The Archdiocese of Harare has released a pastoral plan to instigate smaller community cells aimed at fostering an intimate Christian experience.
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UN holds dialogue on homelessness
Feb 23, 2020
The United Nations began its 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development February 10-19.
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Joint WCC-Vatican meeting strengthens interreligious dialogue
Feb 23, 2020
The annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) was hosted by the WCC at the Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, and at the nearby Chateau de Bossey from 6-7 February.
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UK urged to act over persecution of Pakistani Christians
Feb 23, 2020
The British Asian Christian Association (BACA) has published a book documenting how Christians continue to be persecuted throughout Pakistan.
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Middle East: Multiple possibilities for transmission of faith
Feb 22, 2020
On the sidelines of a peace meeting in the Italian city of Bari, Fr. Francesco Patton speaks on the peculiarities of the transmission of the faith to the younger generation in the Middle East.
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‘Wells of Hope’: Christians, Muslims fighting trafficking together
Feb 22, 2020
“Wells of Hope” is the title of a documentary, released on Friday in Rome that shows the work done by women of different faiths to combat human trafficking in countries affected by war in the Middle East.
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Pope to Orthodox Priests and Monks: May we share gifts of the Holy Spirit
Feb 22, 2020
Pope Francis greets participants in a study visit of young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and encourages them to share the gift of the Spirit as they learn more about the Catholic Church.
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Querida Amazonia contains important truths – and some serious flaws
Feb 21, 2020
Amazonian societies are less communitarian than the Pope's exhortation supposes.
Sunday Reflection
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: And Jesus said: “Love Your Enemies”
Hatred kills. There is nothing earth shaking about that statement. Wars demonstrate this. There are people who hate other people and who do everything they can to eliminate the those people.
