Global Church News

  • Nuns celebrate mission of mercy in Kazakhstan

    Jul 15, 2022

    On June 7, 1997, Pope John Paul II paid the first visit to the famous Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland.

  • The Apostle of Kazakhstan

    Jul 15, 2022

    Nearly five decades after his death, Polish diocesan priest Fr W?adys?aw Bukowinski is remembered for preaching the Gospel to the people of Kazakhstan, defying great difficulties including war and persecution.

  • Bishops, priests warned against lording it over laity

    Jul 15, 2022

    The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines warned bishops and priests against lording it over the laity instead of “nurturing” them to “grow in the common priesthood of the faithful.”

  • Korean Church says ‘no’ to IVF treatment for unmarried women

    Jul 15, 2022

    A Church group in South Korea has criticised the national Human Rights Commission for pushing for a revision of reproductive health guidelines to allow single, unmarried women to have children through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).

  • 43rd European Meeting of Taizé concludes in Turin

    Jul 15, 2022

    The ecumenical event, which is traditionally held at the end of each year in a European city, took place in person from July 7-10 for the first time since 2019.

  • Church remembers two Jesuit priests killed in Mexico

    Jul 15, 2022

    The Church has begun special prayers in Mexico, to honour and revere the memory of two Jesuit priests shot dead on June 20 by drug cartel gunmen.

  • A Catechesis on Old Age: Forsake me not when my strength is spent

    Jul 15, 2022

    The beautiful prayer of the elderly man that we find in Psalm 71, which we listened to, encourages us to meditate on the strong tension that dwells in the condition of old age, when the memory of labours overcome and blessings received is put to the test of faith and hope.

  • St Lawrence of Brindisi

    Jul 15, 2022

    St Lawrence was one of the greatest ornaments of the Capuchin Order, and deserved well of both Church and State at the beginning of the 17th century. He was born at Brindisi in the kingdom of Naples.

  • St Mary Magdalene

    Jul 15, 2022

    Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honoured in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Her name comes from the town of Magdala in Galilee, where she was born.

  • Humanity has ‘moral obligation’ to fight climate change

    Jul 15, 2022

    The care of the environment and the fight against climate change is not a lofty goal for humanity but a moral imperative, Pope Francis said.