Global Church News

Forced conversions banned

Dec 09, 2016

The government of Pakistan’s Sindh province has banned people from grabbing Hindu girls and forcing them toThe government of Pakistan’s Sindh province
Catholics aid people displaced by India-Pakistan shelling

Dec 09, 2016

The Catholic Church in Jammu and Kashmir state has begun providing shelter and relief to people caught in the crossfire between Indian and Pakistani f
In new interview, Pope skewers journalists who focus on scandal

Dec 08, 2016

Pope Francis gave an interview to a Belgian magazine in which he cautioned media to avoid several major temptations, including the desire to always focus on scandal – which he compared to “coprophilia,” a mental illness in which a person has an abnormal interest in feces.
The Bishops’ new liturgical document echoes the wisdom of Mother Teresa

Dec 08, 2016

Advent is a chance to deepen our experience of the liturgy - beginning with silence
West Java: Islamic radicals disrupt a Christian Christmas celebration

Dec 08, 2016

The faithful of the Evangelical Reformed Church were gathered in a hall in Bandung, when dozens of people stormed interrupting the choir and dispersing the crowd: "You cannot celebrate in a place that is not a church."
Iraqi Christians in America pray to be reunited with families at Christmas

Dec 08, 2016

Displaced Christians are praying for relatives they had to leave behind in Iraq
Bishop tells Filipinos to spend time with the family this Christmas

Dec 08, 2016

Bishop Ruperto Santos has called on migrant workers coming home to Philippines for Christmas, to take their families to church, not only to shopping malls.
In Andhra Pradesh, believers from every religion give thanks to Mary for miracles received

Dec 08, 2016

Believers from every religious background can give thanks for miracles they received at the Shrine of Our Lady in Gunadala Matha, Andhra Pradesh.
Patriarch Rai: A government by Christmas, as a gift to revive country's future

Dec 08, 2016

The Maronite leader urges political forces to reach an agreement, as was the case for the election of the president. The common consensus and reconciliation between Maronites and Sunnis will be complete "with the formation of a new government."
Sacred music and … jazz? One composer's response to Vatican II

Dec 08, 2016

For American composer J.J. Wright, the Second Vatican Council's call to inculturate the Church's ancient musical traditions into “mission territory” – while preserving its unity – is something he has adopted personally with one of his greatest passions: jazz.