Global Church News

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  Dhaka, anti-terrorism forces foil Christmas attack on a Catholic church

  Dec 28, 2016

  The target was the Holy Spirit parish in the Banani neighborhood. The officers arrest members of the "New Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh". For months,

  
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  Christmas in Mongolia: And Christ pitched his tent among us

  Dec 28, 2016

  The Consolata missionary tells how the tiny Catholic community celebrated the birth of Christ. "Underpinning the universe is this child in whom the Most High has decided to incarnate.

  
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  How 5,000 relics found a home in a Pittsburgh chapel

  Dec 28, 2016

  Nestled in a sleepy neighborhood in the hills rising over Pittsburgh lies a small chapel. Inside St. Anthony’s Chapel lies a piece from the Crown of Thorns, a tooth of St. Anthony of Padua, and more than 5,000 other verified relics, or remains, of saints from around the world.

  
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  Odisha: 45,000 Hindus pay tribute to Baby Jesus on Christmas Day

  Dec 28, 2016

  It is a historic event for the Indian state, scene of past antichristian pogroms. Hindu sectarian violence raised the profile of Christianity. The authorities protected the faithful in Kandhamal district. The Missionaries of Charity provided lunch to the poor, orphans and needy.

  
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  Christmas in Sri Lanka: Mass for the Catholic inmates and amnesty for 572 prisoners

  Dec 28, 2016

  Catholics in the Colombo Prison celebrated Christmas with a solemn Mass organised especially for them.

  
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  A rare glimpse into the lives of Thailand's Red Nuns

  Dec 28, 2016

  An American group of cloistered nuns has opened a new monastery to bring their contemplative spirituality to the northeast of Thailand.

  
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  Caritas Saigon helped 3,000 disabled and homeless children at Christmas

  Dec 28, 2016

  Small shops selling products made by children operate in the city’s pastoral centre. On the theme ‘Come to love’, 453 social workers organised activities for blind and deaf children.

  
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  Shinzo Abe lands in Hawaii: Today he will visit Pearl Harbor

  Dec 27, 2016

  Barack Obama will accompany him to the place of the attack. The Japanese Prime Minister will pray for the dead but will not apologize It is the first time that leaders of both countries visit the memorial together.

  
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  Lahore Christmas parade returns after decade long absence

  Dec 27, 2016

  Security around churches boosted ahead of festive season.

  
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  South Asian leaders' Christmas greetings

  Dec 27, 2016

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished the nation for the occasion calling on all to stress the importance of “service, sacrifice and compassion.”