Global Church News
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Bishop laments murder of catechist in Mexican church
Jun 19, 2019
A catechism teacher has been gunned down in a Catholic church in southern Mexico, with the local Bishop lamenting her death as a result of social and moral decay.
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Religion as an instrument of peace: The 'Asian perspective' on dialogue
Jun 19, 2019
An international conference at the initiative of Asian ambassadors to the Holy See was inspired by the declaration on human brotherhood signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb. For Mgr Gallagher, "a certain prejudice [. . .] still exists, above all, in the western world”.
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Hong Kong youth: What these days have taught us. Thank God for Msgr. Ha
Jun 19, 2019
John Man, a 24 year old recent graduate of Hong Kong University and protagonist of the marches against the law on extradition, speaks of government hypocrisy and sadly denounces the "weak" official intervention of the diocese. Msgr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, auxiliary bishop, has won youth back to the Church and garnered the appreciation of non-believers.
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Earthquake in Sichuan: 12 dead and 125 wounded, 100,000 people affected
Jun 19, 2019
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Yibin area. Two wounded are in critical condition. At least 10 thousand buildings damaged. Motorway and roads blocked. An early warning system reduces damage. The memory of the 2008 earthquake with 87,000 dead.
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Fr Rafic: No shadow over Morsi's death, but fears of attacks by the Muslim Brotherhood
Jun 19, 2019
The former leader died of a heart attack at the end of a court hearing in which he was charged with espionage. Erdogan blames Egypt’s “tyrants". Fr Rafic dismisses doubts over his death voiced by Western governments and international NGOs. He is sorry for Morsi’s death, but the latter ruled “in a catastrophic way” and was “the first to bend the Constitution”.
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International Youth Forum meets to continue work of Synod
Jun 19, 2019
Nearly 250 young adults will meet in Rome this week for the International Youth Forum to discuss how best to implement ideas from the 2018 Synod of Bishops in their home dioceses.
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Polish Priest ordained after cancer diagnosis dies
Jun 19, 2019
A young Polish priest who was ordained last month following a terminal cancer diagnosis has died, his community announced Monday.
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Christian leaders call for dialogue, end to violence in Hong Kong
Jun 18, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of protestors in Hong Kong are continuing to demonstrate against the government's plans to allow extraditions to mainland China— a plan which as of Saturday has been indefinitely suspended.
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Paris Archbishop at Mass: Notre-Dame exists to be a place of worship
Jun 18, 2019
During June 15, Saturday's Mass in a side chapel of Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral's first since its April fire, Archbishop Michel Aupetit emphasized that the church is no mere cultural heritage of France, but is meant for the worship of God.
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Forum forms women in leadership, dignity, faith
Jun 18, 2019
The 2019 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, which met last week, convened more than 100 professional Catholic women in Washington, DC, to discuss faith, vocation, dignity, and leadership.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD