Global Church News

Syro-Malabar eparchy created for Great Britain

Aug 04, 2016

Pope Francis has created the Eparchy of Great Britain of the Syro-Malabars for Indian origin Catholics in the United Kingdom, whose church traces its foundation to St Thomas the Apostle.
Argentinian teens say Pope Francis is bringing young people back to God

Aug 04, 2016

Six thousand young Argentinians came to Krakow for the World Youth Day, and among them was a high school student from Buenos Aires, Paula (‘Poli) Piqué, who had travelled to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the first World Youth Day (WYD) led by Pope Francis.
Interfaith dialogue should start with respect

Aug 04, 2016

By the time members of the class I was teaching at Ghost Ranch, an hour north of here, arrived at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi to meet with the rector, Fr. Adam Ortega y Ortiz here, we already had spent a full 12 hours over two days talking about Catholic-Protestant matters.
It’s important pilgrims take the experience of WYD beyond Krakow and into our daily lives

Aug 04, 2016

We must believe 'in a new humanity' and stand against extremism on one side and relativism on the other
Pope Francis remembers Italian girl who died after WYD

Aug 04, 2016

She was taken to the hospital in Vienna on Sunday evening, and died the next morning.
Christians and Muslims in prayer, the future of Islam to counter jihadist drift

Aug 04, 2016

The initiative launched by the French Bishops Conference and implemented by the Italian Bishops' Conference to invite representatives of Muslim communities to parishes for the celebration of Sunday Mass, has sparked conflicting opinions, positive and negative, on both sides.
Why Middle East Christians feel betrayed by the West

Aug 04, 2016

Religious freedom is for non-Muslims in the Middle East, too, a Syrian Catholic leader said in a strong warning about the future of the region’s Christians and about the “Machiavellian” nature of Western foreign policy.
World Youth Day in Panama will be a ‘Latina fiesta’, says Bishop

Aug 04, 2016

Cardinal Jose Lacunza Maestrojuan said the country would give World Youth Day 2019 a distinctive flavour
Little Sisters, big courage: Nuns' religious freedom stand wins award

Aug 04, 2016

The Little Sisters of the Poor have received the Knights of Columbus’ highest honor for their fight for religious liberty and their continued service to the elderly poor.
Church leaders condemn latest blasphemy killing in Pakistan

Aug 04, 2016

Church officials have strongly condemned the mob killing of a Hindu man in Pakistan’s Sindh province, saying that the country’s blasphemy laws are behind a slew of atrocities in the Muslim-majority country.