Global Church News
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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sep 08, 2021
The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne.
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Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell global congress
Sep 07, 2021
The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd
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52nd International Eucharistic Congress begins in Budapest
Sep 07, 2021
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco invites the whole Church to reflect on the theme of the International Eucharistic Congress: “All my springs are in You” during the homily at the opening Mass for the occasion. He notes that the Eucharist “goes beyond all loneliness, all distance and all indifference.” Pope Francis will celebrate the closing Mass of the Congress on 12 September.
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'Our Common Mission': A regional meeting on the protection of minors
Sep 07, 2021
Since early 2017, Professor Hanna Suchocka and other Members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors have been organizing a regional meeting on the protection of minors for Central and Eastern Europe to be held in Warsaw in September. She recounts how this conference came about.
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Redemptorist missionaries made Our Lady known in Vietnam
Sep 07, 2021
On April 26, 1866, Pope Pius IX, when giving an icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help to Father Superior General Nicolas Mauron, appointed the Redemptorist congregation to the task: "Make her known throughout the world.
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Soldiers detain Guinean president, announce dissolution of goverment
Sep 07, 2021
Members of Guinea's armed forces announced a takeover of the government and the closure of the country's borders. International organizations including the AU, UN, and ECOWAS have condemned the move and called for respect for the rule of law.
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Ahead of key ‘Synodal Way’ meeting, lay leader says: ‘What matters now is the ability to compromise’
Sep 07, 2021
Ahead of a crucial meeting for Germany’s controversial “Synodal Way,” an influential lay leader has said that “what matters now is the ability to compromise.”
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Miracle recipients to attend beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski and Mother Czacka
Sep 07, 2021
This Sunday, a Polish Catholic teen will attend the beatification of a 20th-century nun who she credits with her recovery from a devastating accident.
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The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Sep 07, 2021
Vatican News continues with its inside look at the history, objectives and “mission budgets” of the various Vatican offices assisting the Pope in his pastoral ministry. Here featured is the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity with an interview with the President, Cardinal Kurt Koch.
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Metropolitan Hilarion: Catholics, Eastern Orthodox are united in belief in Christ’s Real Presence
Sep 07, 2021
A Russian Orthodox leader said on Monday that belief in Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist unites Catholics and Eastern Orthodox believers despite their divisions.
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.