Global Church News

For Card Tong, viewing “gay marriage” as equality and opposition to discrimination undermines marriage and the family

Nov 09, 2015

"Under the guise of equality and the fight against discrimination" legislation is being pushed in Hong Kong to recognise same-sex marriage.
Gay lobby and Western consuls against the bishop of Hong Kong

Nov 09, 2015

In the past few days, Card John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong, and the Catholic Church have been accused of "discrimination" by LGBT groups and representatives of Western governments in the territory for defending the institution of the family based on the union of a man and a woman.
Cardinal hopes Laudato si' will impact UN climate summit

Nov 09, 2015

ardinal Peter Turkson, the lead consultant on the papal encyclical on the environment, told a crowd of 1,200 in Columbus, Ohio, that he hoped the document would have a significant impact on the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris.
North Korean Catholics hold rare meeting with foreign Christians

Nov 09, 2015

For more than 65 years, the Catholic Church in North Korea has been known as the "silent church." Then dictator Kim Il-sung purged and executed leadin
Marijuana court ruling condemned by the Church in Mexico

Nov 09, 2015

Catholic officials have condemned a Mexican Supreme Court ruling on recreational marijuana use, which potentially puts the country on the path to lega
Central African Republic priest: ‘They wanted to destroy the church and butcher all of us’

Nov 08, 2015

A Comboni missionary in the Central Africa Republic, recounting the violence taking place around his parish in the capital, expressed hope that Pope Francis’s planned visit would open people’s hearts to God’s love and “renew the face of this beautiful country drenched in blood”.
Even a missile strike couldn't stop Sunday Mass at this Syrian church

Nov 08, 2015

When a missile hit the roof of the church of Saint Francis Parish in Aleppo, Syria, the congregation didn’t flee.
Record-breaking 40 Days for Life campaign sees monumental results

Nov 08, 2015

After its 2015 fall campaign of prayer and fasting outside hundreds of abortion clinics around the world, the pro-life advocacy group 40 Days for Life says its efforts have been met with record-breaking results.
After nearly 500 years, Our Lady of Guadalupe still has something to tell us

Nov 07, 2015

The miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is centuries old and her message to St. Juan Diego has been translated into numerous languages over the years.
Supreme Court to hear HHS mandate case for Little Sisters, other non-profits

Nov 07, 2015

The Supreme Court will hear legal challenges to the federal contraception mandate, brought by numerous non-profit groups, including the Little Sisters of the Poor.