Global Church News

Toshiyuki Mimaki: Let’s save humanity from nuclear weapons

Dec 31, 2024

An interview with Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and co-president of the Japanese foundation Nihon Hidankyo, Toshiyuki Mimaki, recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Mimaki reflects on his meeting with Pope Francis in Japan in 2019 and calls on world leaders to commit to eliminating nuclear weapon
Ashgabat's Tree of the Rich and Poor

Dec 31, 2024

For the past few years, the Christmas symbol has been installed in the central part of the capital of Turkmenistan on New Year's Eve, drawing more and more street kids, a sign of the contradictions of a country that fails to take care of some of its children.
Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary: The confessional, a Holy Door to the soul

Dec 30, 2024

Bishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary reflects on the time of spiritual renewal, conversion, and reconciliation offered by the Jubilee. He points out that the Holy Doors opened, one by one, are a symbol of the gate of salvation opened by Christ.
Newborn babies die of cold in Gaza

Dec 30, 2024

As freezing weather grips the Mediterranean, health authorities in Gaza report the deaths of at least four newborns from hypothermia.
Relics of Canadian Martyrs will tour western Canada for jubilee year

Dec 30, 2024

The Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs has been designated as an official pilgrimage site for the Jubilee Year of Hope. However, because of Canada’s size, it was recognized that not everyone could reasonably make the trip so the tour was planned, with stops across the Prairies and west of the Rockies.
Priestly vocations are up in Burkina Faso despite Islamic terrorism

Dec 30, 2024

Despite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have increased in recent years, especially in dioceses located in “danger zones.”
Lord mayor of Westminster to receive papal knighthood, highest honor for lay Catholics

Dec 30, 2024

The lord mayor of Westminster in London said he is “blown over” after being chosen to become a papal knight — the highest honor a lay Catholic can receive from the Vatican.
Canadian group that led push to legalize euthanasia warns of abuse of system

Dec 30, 2024

The activist group that led the push to legalize medical aid in dying (MAID) in Canada is now warning that additional government safeguards are needed to combat reports of abuse of the program.
Patriarch of Jerusalem: Let us look to the future with hope, without hatred or violence

Dec 27, 2024

The atmosphere in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, was more relaxed this Christmas.
Jubilee USA partners with Caritas International in debt relief campaign for poor countries

Dec 27, 2024

Continuing St. John Paul II’s mission from the 2000 Jubilee, a U.S.-based jubilee network is partnering with international aid organizations to provide debt relief for the world’s poorest countries during the 2025 Jubilee Year.