Global Church News

Program explores how social media can help young people engage their faith

Dec 07, 2021

When using social media, Ogechi Akalegbere, a catechist and co-chair of the pastoral council at St. Rose of Lima Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, finds it’s prudent to ensure that her posts honestly reflect her views and are respectful of others.
Second chances: Vatican Christmas stamps feature work of homeless artist

Dec 07, 2021

Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Lódz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini’s Colonnade would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime.
Hong Kong’s new Bishop promises bridge building, healing

Dec 07, 2021

The newly installed Catholic bishop of Hong Kong promised action to heal Catholics and the wider society, divided because of the Chinese action to suppress a two-year-long protest seeking democratic freedoms.
Pope departs from Greece wrapping up his 35th Apostolic Journey

Dec 06, 2021

Pope Francis boards the papal plane at Athens Airport on Monday to return to Rome, ending his six-day visit to Cyprus and Greece.
Pope to youth in Greece: Experience God’s love, meet real people, dream big

Dec 06, 2021

Pope Francis meets young people from various parts of Greece on Monday morning in Athens, ahead of his departure for Rome, urging them to be truly soc
Archbishop Kontidis: Pope's Greece visit 'an opportunity for unity'

Dec 06, 2021

The Archbishop of Athens describes Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Greece as a call for unity, not only among Catholics who live in a secular culture on a daily basis, but among Christians of different denominations, especially Orthodox and Catholics.
Syrian refugees inspired by meeting with Pope Francis

Dec 06, 2021

Pope Francis receives a group of young Syrian refugees who presented him with the gift of a T-shirt with an image and words representing their hope and trust in God.
Ieronymos II visits with Pope Francis on eve of his return to Rome

Dec 06, 2021

The Orthodox Primate, Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, pays a courtesy visit to Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature to bid him farewell.
From Greece, Pope Francis invokes change of direction in politics, to stop retreat from democracy

Dec 06, 2021

Democracy "complex, whereas authoritarianism is peremptory and populism’s easy answers appear attractive. In some societies, concerned for security and dulled by consumerism, weariness and malcontent can lead to a sort of skepticism about democracy". “Worldly poisons" have contaminated the common "apostolic roots" of Catholics and Orthodox throughout history.
Bishop Chow's entrance into Hong Kong: 'Together beyond our wounds'

Dec 06, 2021

Episcopal ordination and installation in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. His words at the end of the celebration: "My desire is to be a b