Global Church News

Louisiana court upholds priest's 'seal of confession' rights

Aug 05, 2016

A state appeals court in Louisiana reaffirmed that Catholic priests cannot be forced by law to violate the seal of the confessional.
Youngest US track Olympian relies on God when times get tough

Aug 05, 2016

Youngest US track Olympian relies on God when times get tough.In recent months, she fell ill with mononucleosis, her mother suffered a heart attack, and she underwent a nervous breakdown before a major qualifying track competition.
Make Oscar Romero a patron saint of WYD 2016, says Panamanian Bishop

Aug 05, 2016

The martyr, who was assassinated while celebrating Mass, is suggested as patron saint at WYD to be held in Panama
President of Polish Bishops thanks Pope for ‘endearing simplicity and goodness’

Aug 05, 2016

The president of the Polish Bishops’ conference wrote a letter to thank Pope Francis for his visit and his words last week during his five-day trip to Poland for World Youth Day.
In the US, a request for asylum could essentially land you in prison

Aug 05, 2016

With the number of displaced persons at its highest ever recorded – more than after World War II – troubling stories have surfaced of the U.S. disobeying its own protocol in detaining or removing asylum-seekers.
Only the Cross overcomes evil, Pope reminds World Youth Day participants

Aug 05, 2016

“Humanity today needs men and women — and especially young people like yourselves — who do not wish to live their lives halfway,” Pope Francis told young people participating in the Stations of the Cross at World Youth Day in Krakow on July 29.
Louis Sako: Two years on from expulsion of Christians from Mosul and Nineveh

Aug 05, 2016

We Christians have been called to follow the footsteps of Lord Jesus Christ in being people of peace and pursuers of love and the goodwill for all humanity. Our ancestors watered this blessed land with their blood; they were martyrs and witnesses of Christian faith.
Pope’s private meeting leaves Polish nuns ‘filled with happiness’

Aug 05, 2016

The head of one of Poland’s oldest religious orders said her nuns were “filled with happiness and joy” when the Pope paid a private early morning visi
Schonborn: Church opposition to Pope Francis ‘strong and significant’

Aug 04, 2016

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn OP has acknowledged the existence of a fierce and organized opposition to Pope France, carried out in certain Catholics circles. And he’s warned that it is fomenting considerable polarization within the Church.
Emmanuel Community to take over management of Rome church

Aug 04, 2016

The Holy See has announced that the Emmanuel Community will take over the management of the Trinità dei Monti church and convent in Rome, succeeding the Monastic Fraternity of Jerusalem, the Vatican Press Officc reports.