Global Church News

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  Faith comforts family of civilian killed by stray bullet in Sudan

  Jun 02, 2023

  An Indian Catholic killed by a stray bullet in Sudan in front of his wife and daughter on April 15 is finally home, with his remains returned to the southern Indian state of Kerala May 19 and laid to rest the next day.

  
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  Public display of faith through streets of Washington

  Jun 02, 2023

  A few hundred Catholics marched through the streets of Washington, DC, to publicly pray and adore the body of Christ during a Eucharistic procession on Saturday, May 20, two days after the solemnity of the Ascension.

  
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  6,500-mile pilgrimage to kick off bishops’ 2024 National Eucharistic Congress

  Jun 02, 2023

  A year from now, 48 Catholics spread out at four separate locations across the country, will embark on a two-month pilgrimage to Indianapolis for the start of the National Eucharistic Congress — and, if everything goes to plan, they’ll encounter more than 100,000 fellow Catholics along the way.

  
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  Eucharistic Congress in Ecuador to offer sign of hope for nation

  Jun 02, 2023

  The president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses gives details on the 2024 meeting to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 8 to 15 September, noting how it will offer an occasion to "awaken spiritual dynamism and help the Catholic Church examine and foster evangelization."

  
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  Gallagher: We have to keep the idea of a peace process alive

  Jun 02, 2023

  In an interview with Italian daily “La Stampa”, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, discusses the Holy See’s diplomatic efforts for peace in Ukraine, and its mission of fostering good relations between peoples and nations around the world.

  
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  Nominations open for 2024 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity

  Jun 02, 2023

  The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has opened nominations for the 2024 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, to recognize those who work to promote human progress and peaceful coexistence.

  
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  Groups seek cap on plastic production amid UN talks

  Jun 02, 2023

  A report from the Greenpeace network calls plastics “incompatible with a circular economy” as negotiations are underway for a Global Plastic Treaty.

  
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  Why is June the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

  Jun 01, 2023

  June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month.

  
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  Unicef Somalia: 400,000 displaced by floods

  Jun 01, 2023

  Unicef warns that the climate crisis has led to severe drought and sudden flooding in Somalia leaving hundreds of thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance.

  
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  WCC condemns attack against Christian rally in Jerusalem

  Jun 01, 2023

  The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Jerry Pillay, expresses concern over a violent protest by Jewish extremists against an Evangelical Christian event in Jerusalem, upholding that Jerusalem is a shared Holy City of three religions.