Global Church News
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What a missionary to North Korea told the Knights of Columbus convention
Aug 03, 2017
Service to the poor on the peripheries of society was a theme of the 2017 Knights of Columbus States Dinner held Tuesday evening in St. Louis.
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Asian Youth Day: Young people’s mission in compassion and collaboration
Aug 03, 2017
The important Yogyakarta meeting comes ahead of next year’s synod dedicated to young people. For Card Patrick D'Rosario, the Church of Asia “faces many social problems, especially poverty.” He urged young Catholics to participate in its mission. AYD’s 'spiritual fruits' must find application in the real life of young Catholics.
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Therese Maria, from the Philippines in Indonesia for the 7th Asian Youth Day
Aug 03, 2017
Therese Maria Abigail V. Ledesma, 21, hosted from 30 July by an Indonesian family, explains her expectations. "As I come from a predominant Catholic c
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The Virgin Mary on a paddle boat? One priest's beach blessing
Aug 03, 2017
Every August, for the feast of the Madonna of the Sea, Italian priest Father Mario Calogiuri takes to the beach of San Foca to bless swimmers and seafarers "between the deckchairs and umbrellas" in a blue swimsuit, according to Italian source La Repubblica.
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The story of the 26 year-old Filipino Jesuit on the road to sainthood
Aug 03, 2017
Brother Richie Fernando was a 26 year-old Jesuit seminarian from the Philippines when in 1996 he died protecting his Cambodian students from a hand gr
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Cardinal Tagle wants end to parochial church
Aug 02, 2017
Parishes should serve people and communities equally, he tells Philippine Conference on New Evangelization.
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Filipino Priest held captive in Marawi turns 57
Aug 02, 2017
Uncertainty still surrounds fate of Father Teresito Soganub as battle for Mindanao city continues.
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New Evangelisation conference in Manila comes to a close with Bishops Auza and Fisichella
Aug 02, 2017
The University of Santo Tomas hosted 7,000 delegates on 28-30 July. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, a native of Talibon (Philippines), urged those present to work for peace in families. Italian Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelisation, called for action to promote the dignity of human life as the moral responsibility of everyone.
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Asian Youth Day delegates visit symbols of tolerance
Aug 02, 2017
Trips to Jakarta Catholic cathedral, Southeast Asia's largest mosque instil importance of religious tolerance and dialogue
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Who founded America? Our Lady of Guadalupe, Archbishop Gomez says
Aug 02, 2017
The impact of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Americas should encourage Christians in the U.S. to continue to evangelize, even when their country seems headed in the wrong direction, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles has said.
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.