Global Church News

Christmas in Chad: How to proclaim Christ to Muslims

Dec 22, 2016

The birth of Jesus in a suburban parish in the Chadian capital of Ndjamena shows the sheer joy Christians unleash in song, dance, drums and balafons.
Major religious freedom law might get a Christmas upgrade

Dec 22, 2016

After almost 20 years, a landmark religious freedom bill may finally be getting a big upgrade.
Indonesian anti-terror squad to provide Christmas security

Dec 22, 2016

The Indonesian police chief has reassured Christians that stringent security measures will be in place during Christmas to ward off possible terror attacks by Muslim hardliners.
Are these quite possibly the world's happiest nuns?

Dec 22, 2016

The Eucharistic Communicators of the Heavenly Father are a community of nuns from Colombia who have a great passion for music and an intense desire to announce God through the gifts he has given them.
With songs and dances Aleppo’s population celebrates the end of the fighting

Dec 22, 2016

In recent days about 6 thousand fighters with their families left Aleppo while more than two million civilians remain in the city now under state control.
Catholic religious in Southeast Asia pledge to fight human trafficking

Dec 22, 2016

Catholic religious in six countries in ASEAN have made a joint declaration against human trafficking.
After Berlin attack, German Catholics unite in prayer

Dec 21, 2016

In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Berlin Christmas market, Catholics across Germany were uniting to support the Christian community.
Martyrs from Southeast Asian regimes beatified in Laos

Dec 21, 2016

Catholic martyrs of various nationalities have been beatified in Laos, in the first such gesture toward communist regime victims in south-east Asia.
Child injured in Egypt church attack dies

Dec 21, 2016

Egypt’s state news agency says a 10-year-old girl who was critically wounded in the suicide bombing at a Cairo church earlier this month, has died of her wounds.
Pope sends condolences to family of murdered Russian ambassador

Dec 21, 2016

Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the family of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey who was shot dead by an assassin on Monday.