Global Church News

  • Italian music conductor praises missionaries in Vietnam

    Mar 10, 2024

    An Italian music conductor, currently leading an international music project in Vietnam for underprivileged children, has lauded the support extended by local Catholic missionaries.

  • Minority leaders hail Indonesia’s inclusive policy

    Mar 10, 2024

    Islamic groups and leaders of religious minorities in Indonesia have welcomed a government plan to offer services of the Religious Affairs Office to people of all faiths in the Muslim-majority nation.

  • Australian Catholic University training Nigerian lay ministers

    Mar 10, 2024

    The Australian Catholic University's Center for Liturgy offered a training programme for lay liturgical ministers of the Word in Nigeria.

  • How peeling a pomegranate led me to the Passion of Christ

    Mar 10, 2024

    The artwork was a painting of the baby Jesus cradled on Mary’s lap with a pomegranate in His hand. Called “Madonna of the Pomegranate” or “Virgin and Child with the Angels,” it was painted by Sandro Botticelli circa 1487 and is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

  • Asian bishops elect new leaders

    Mar 10, 2024

    The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has elected the cardinal of Goa in India and the bishop of Kalookan in the Philippines as president and vice-president, respectively.

  • John Paul II shrine ‘considering’ whether to remove mosaics by Father Rupnik

    Mar 07, 2024

    In light of several serious accusations of abuse against Catholic artist Father Marko Rupnik, the Knights of Columbus said that they “are carefully considering the best course of action” concerning the priest’s mosaics that adorn the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.

  • Christians in Iraq still fearing insecurity

    Mar 07, 2024

    Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra, says to Vatican News that the fruits of that historic visit are slowly beginning to show in the Muslim-majority nation, despite ongoing difficulties for Christians.

  • Haitian Justice and Peace Director: Gang violence in Haiti has gone too far

    Mar 06, 2024

    In an interview with Vatican News, Joceline Colas Director of the Haitian Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace speaks about the the dramatic security situation in Haiti following last weekend’s mass jailbreak in which nearly 4,000 inmates escaped.

  • Refugees from Libya arrive in Italy through new humanitarian corridor

    Mar 06, 2024

    97 children, women and infirm have arrived in Rome through a humanitarian corridor from Libya via a new protocol Italy approved together with the Community of Sant'Egidio, the Anci association, and the Federation of Evangelical Churches. UNHCR will assist in their resettlement and integration.

  • Historic Notre Dame College in Ohio to close this spring after 100 years

    Mar 05, 2024

    After more than 100 years in Ohio, Notre Dame College (NDC) will shut its doors this year, joining a growing list of small Catholic colleges that have closed in recent years.