Global Church News
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The vital role of Grandparents in Church and family life
Feb 01, 2020
The founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association stresses the important role Grandparents can play in passing on the faith and keeping prayer at the heart of family life.
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While #GirlDad trends, US sex-selective abortion is on the rise
Jan 31, 2020
In the wake of basketball star and father-of-four-daughters Kobe Bryant’s death, #GirlDad has gone viral on social media with fathers sharing the unique joy of raising daughters.
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This unique Catholic school has served Native American students since 1927
Jan 31, 2020
In central South Dakota, along the northern jog of the Missouri River in what one might call “the middle of nowhere,” sits St. Joseph’s Indian School, a modern school with a long history.
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Cistercian nuns seek help to build new monastery in Wisconsin
Jan 31, 2020
Valley of Our Lady Monastery, a community of Cistercian nuns in Wisconsin, is raising funds for a new monastery complex following a vocations boom.
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Amid protests, Iraqi archbishop calls for 'equal rights and dignity' for Christians
Jan 31, 2020
Iraqi Christians must take an active role in the country’s future if they want a unified, multi-religious Iraq, the Archbishop of Erbil said during a discussion of the country’s future with a U.S. congressman.
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How Thomas Aquinas understood the Passion and the Trinity
Jan 31, 2020
Countering a common charge of contemporary theologians, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., said Tuesday that St. Thomas Aquinas' account of the Passion is profoundly Trinitarian.
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Philippine Archdiocese's action on climate emergency
Jan 31, 2020
The Archdiocese of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, is organizing a conference in response to Pope Francis’ call to action on climate emergency.
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Federal court: Labor board can't judge Catholic schools' religious mission
Jan 31, 2020
Longstanding court precedent has recognized religious schools’ right to pursue their mission in faculty employment decisions, and so the National Labor Relations Board wrongly claimed jurisdiction over Duquesne University, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has said in a decision vacating the board's recognition of a labor union for adjunct faculty.
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Pope at Audience: The Beatitudes are a message for humanity
Jan 30, 2020
Inaugurating a new cycle of catechesis dedicated to the Beatitudes, Pope Francis reflects on Jesus’ invitation to conduct a life of humility, poverty and mercy.
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Indonesia officially invites Pope Francis to visit the country
Jan 30, 2020
Rumours were flying around the country about a possible papal visit in September 2020. An unofficial letter of invitation has been circulating on social media signed by Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Many people want to know as soon as possible when the solemn Eucharistic celebration led by the pontiff will take place.
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.