Global Church News

In South Asia, All Souls' Day is also a tribute to ecumenism

Nov 02, 2015

In major cities in South Asia, the commemoration of All Souls' Day is a tribute to ecumenism when Protestants and Catholics, a religious minority on the subcontinent, come together at centuries-old British-built cemeteries.
Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia

Nov 02, 2015

A plane carrying the remains of 144 people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint Petersburg early on Monday, hours after investigators probing the doomed flight said it had broken up in the air.
All Souls' Day 2015: Dates and origins of the day to pray for the dead

Nov 02, 2015

Once the Halloween candy has been counted and the costumes stored away, many religious people around the world enter into a time of remembrance for the dead.
Pope Francis sends condolences to the Russian people

Nov 02, 2015

Pope Francis has sent a telegramme of condolences to the Russian President and to the people following the crash of Russian Airbus A321 in Egypt in which 224 people were killed.
Mexican cardinal: Pope Francis to visit Mexico in February

Nov 02, 2015

Pope Francis will visit Mexico City in February 2016, Cardinal Norberto Rivera announced on Sunday.
Chinese Catholics told to insist on 'sinicization'

Nov 02, 2015

Authorities overseeing religion in China told a group of Catholic bishops and leaders to insist on "sinicization," in a gathering that took place soon after Beijing concluded closed-door meetings with a Vatican delegation.
Chinese Christians wary amid lull in cross removals

Nov 02, 2015

Christians in China's Zhejiang province, where authorities have carried out a devastating cross-removal campaign, say they will remain vigilant amid signs that elements of the hard-line strategy could spread to other jurisdictions.
Exorcisms for entertainment? Terrible idea, St Louis archdiocese tells cable network

Nov 01, 2015

ST.LOUIS,MO: A television show’s promise of a live exorcism rite is more dangerous than it thinks, the St. Louis archdiocese warned on Thursday.
What to do about Halloween? Catholic moms – and an exorcist – weigh in

Oct 31, 2015

For years, Cecilia Cunningham and her husband took their children trick-or-treating in their then-suburban Philadelphia neighborhood.
Archdiocese warns against ‘playing games with Satan’ ahead of live TV exorcism

Oct 31, 2015

TV producers preparing to broadcast a live exorcism this evening from a house in St Louis have been warned they “cannot play with games with Satan and expect to win”.