Global Church News
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Popes in the Middle East: Highlights of papal outreach in the region
Feb 03, 2019
Pope Francis is set to celebrate the first Papal Mass on the Arabian peninsula next week during his Feb. 3-5 visit to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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Choose every day to follow Jesus, Pope Francis says on Candlemas
Feb 03, 2019
To follow Christ is a choice which must be made day in and day out, Pope Francis said Saturday, explaining that to know the Lord means meeting him in one's daily life.
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Abu Dhabi, a choir of nations for Papal Mass. A book for children on 'Who is Pope Francis'
Feb 03, 2019
In the first open mass on the Arabian peninsula, in the presence of Pope Francis, there will be a choir of 120 people from 13 nations; an Anglican organist who is also the CEO of the Dubai Airport; 10 trumpets. For the catechism of 25 thousand children, a book that explains the life of the pontiff, from his childhood, 50 thousand copies printed.
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Hong Kong university offers course and a text on 21 centuries of sacred music
Feb 03, 2019
The course took place from January 16th to February 2nd. Result of the collaboration between the Catholic Center of the university and the master Aurelio Porfiri. The book on the history of sacred music will be printed in Chinese and English this summer.
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Gazipur, 80 thousand faithful of all religions mark feast of St. Anthony of Padua
Feb 03, 2019
The celebration took place at the Panjora sanctuary. The holy day attracts many migrant workers from abroad. Not only Catholics, but also Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists. A Muslim couple married for ten years: "We have asked for the grace of being blessed with a child".
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Before arriving in the UAE, the Pope challenges his hosts to help end the Yemen
Feb 03, 2019
Just one hour before he set out for the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis made a powerful appeal to “the interested parties” and “to the internationa
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In a first ever, Pope to visit Gulf country
Feb 02, 2019
Pope Francis travels to the Emirates from February 3 to 5. An area marked by enormous wealth, abysmal injustices, cruel wars, political-religious dictatorships. Coexistence between religions and peoples. Migrants in the UAE (80% of the population) are essential to the economy.
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Pope: In times of persecution and desolation, persevere in hope
Feb 02, 2019
We all go through "dark moments" in which things seem to lose meaning, but it is then that Christians must "persevere" to "reach the promise" of the Lord, without "letting oneself fall" or "going backwards". And even "when the devil attacks us with temptations", "with our miseries", we must "always look to the Lord".
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Pope: May war, daughter of power and misery, give way to peace in the Middle East
Feb 02, 2019
Receiving the international mixed commission for the theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Francis notes that "between the East and the West" the various theological formulas often complement rather than oppose eachother", as the Council declared.
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Be fatherly shepherds not overbearing administrators, bishops told
Feb 01, 2019
Be fatherly shepherds not overbearing administrators, bishops told
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan