Global Church News
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Pope changes statutes of St. Mary Major, focuses canons on spiritual duties
Mar 21, 2024
Pope Francis approves new Statutes and Regulations for the Chapter of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, appointing Lithuanian-born Archbishop Makrickas as the new Coadjutor Archpriest and focusing its Canons on pastoral and spiritual duties.
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Archbishop Gallagher to make four-day diplomatic visit to Montenegro
Mar 21, 2024
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, is set to make a four-day visit to the Balkan nation of Montenegro, where he will meet with government officials and the local Catholic community.
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'With millions of Syrians displaced in country, it's urgent to facilitate their return home'
Mar 21, 2024
In an interview with Vatican News, Daniel Solymári, the Director of Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta, discusses the ongoing unrest in Syria, and insists that with 6 to 7 million internally displaced people still living within the country, "one of the most important tasks is to help them create the possibility for a realistic chance to return home."
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German Bishops to discuss Synodal Way with Vatican amid controversy
Mar 21, 2024
A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome this Friday for talks with the Vatican about the German Synodal Way.
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Amazon River: A boat carrying Christ’s hope and consolation
Mar 20, 2024
On the banks of the Amazon River, the "Papa Francisco" hospital boat tends to some 5,200 people’s health and spiritual needs, which Sister Marcia Lopes Assis serves aboard in the Juruti-Pará region of the Amazon forest in Brazil.
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Beating cancer helps Sri Lankan Buddhist woman find faith
Mar 20, 2024
After two years of pain and failed treatments, Ruwani Mudalige said she had 'a dream of Christ' in 2019
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UNICEF: More Syrian children than ever in need humanitarian aid
Mar 20, 2024
The United Nations children’s agency says 7.5 million children in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance.
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Indian Bishops invoke day of fasting and prayer on 22 March ahead of vote
Mar 20, 2024
"Let us offer our supplications for the purification of the Church and the good of the nation". The initiative was decided during the Assembly of the Bishops' Conference, concerned about the 'unprecedented religious polarisation that is damaging social harmony and endangering democracy itself'. From 19 April to 1 June, almost one billion voters will be called to vote.
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5 shrines dedicated to St. Joseph in North America
Mar 19, 2024
The feast of St. Joseph, celebrated on March 19, honors the foster father of Jesus and the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was one of the most important figures in Jesus’ life and yet one of the quietest.
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India: First-ever live display of 111 Marian apparitions held in Bengaluru
Mar 19, 2024
A Catholic parish in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru hosts a live display of Marian apparitions entitled “Maria Divina – 111 Shades of Grace," to foster unity and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, setting a new record in Best of India Records.
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.