Global Church News
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Christian Conference of Asia marked 60 years
Oct 20, 2017
More than 6,000 people, including 600 delegates who attended the Asia Mission Conference joined the Thanksgiving Service and the Diamond Jubilee commemorative public meeting held at the Franc Auditorium of the Baptist Church.
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‘No science’ behind transgender therapy for kids, doctors warn
Oct 20, 2017
Children who struggle to match their gender identity with their biological sex should not be pushed into transgender therapies, but given treatments that help treat the underlying cause of the dysphoria, said doctors in the field.
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Jesuit reported to Indonesian police for criticising Muslim lawyer
Oct 20, 2017
German born Jesuit priest Franz Magnis-Suseno has been reported to Indonesian police for defamation after criticising a Muslim lawyer for stupidity. T
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Can the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” evolve?
Oct 20, 2017
Pope Francis recently stated that the death penalty is “inadmissible” and should be categorically banned. Speaking at a Vatican conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he clearly emphasised that “Tradition is a living reality.”
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Philippine Cardinal Vidal dies aged 86
Oct 19, 2017
Pope Francis paid tribute to his 'constant advocacy of dialogue and peace for all the people in the Philippines'
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Kidnapped Italian priest Fr Maurizio Pallu freed
Oct 19, 2017
Fr Pallu was kidnapped last weekend in Nigeria
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Myanmar Bishops express gratitude to Pope Francis for his three gifts
Oct 18, 2017
A solemn mass of thanksgiving is held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. For Card Charles Maung Bo, this "is a historic moment for all of us and for the Church in Myanmar”. The new nuncio, Mgr Paul Tschang In-Nam, calls on Catholics to work for national peace and reconciliation.
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Archbishop Scicluna condemns murder of Maltese journalist
Oct 18, 2017
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb on Monday
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Chinese Catholics look to beloved Cardinal to be beatified
Oct 18, 2017
Cardinal Celso Costantini called on church members to absorb Chinese culture into Catholicism
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Rohingya not only group persecuted
Oct 18, 2017
Ethnic Kachin, Chin and Naga endure suffering. Religious discrimination is in some cases even institutionalised. Christians are seen as the expression of a foreign religion, outside of the nationalist view. For years the military regime has applied stringent discriminatory measures.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.