Global Church News
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Amazon Synod Day 6: That faith in the Spirit be stronger than the fear of erring
Oct 14, 2019
The first week of the three-week Special Synod for the Pan-Amazon region concluded on Saturday evening, 12 October. Along with the Pope, there were 166 Synod Fathers in the hall, along with others participating in the Synod.
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Pope Francis appoints U.S. Archbishop to head Vatican’s school for diplomats
Oct 12, 2019
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Joseph Marino of the United States as president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, where the Holy See’s diplomats are trained before being sent on mission.
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Mariam Thresia – India’s next saint
Oct 12, 2019
Sister Udaya, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Family, explains how her sisters are preparing for Sunday’s canonization of their foundress, Blessed Mariam Thresia.
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Prime Minister Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 12, 2019
Ethiopia’s charismatic Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019. It recognises his efforts to end hostilities between his country with Eritrea as well as the many positive reforms he has introduced.
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These are the four women being canonized with John Henry Newman
Oct 12, 2019
Pope Francis will canonize four women alongside John Henry Newman this Sunday. These women -- a stigmatist, a mystic, a Roman orphan, and Nobel Peace prize nominee -- also proclaimed Christ through their lives and their miracles in a unique way.
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Indian laypeople urged to learn theology
Oct 12, 2019
Church leaders want more Indian laypeople to learn theology to strengthen the Catholic Church’s mission in the country’s conflict-ridden sociopolitical situation.
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Women religious play vital role in Amazon
Oct 12, 2019
A religious sister from Colombia taking part in the Amazon synod said her congregation and other women’s religious congregations play a big role in the life of the Catholic Church in the Amazon.
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First female Catholic Chaplain at Gatwick receives Papal award
Oct 12, 2019
A Religious Sister who has devoted fifteen years to the ministry of airport chaplaincy has been awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal by Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton.
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Proclaim God’s word, avoid boring speeches, new bishops told
Oct 12, 2019
Ordaining four new bishops, Pope Francis reminded them that a bishop is first and foremost an apostle, not an administrator who doles out dull discourses.
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Indonesian Catholics ready for EMM
Oct 12, 2019
Church people in Indonesia have lined up a series of programmes to observe the Extraordinary Missionary Month (EMM), which Pope Francis has set to rejuvenate missionary spirit in the universal Church.
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.