Global Church News

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  Mgr Menamparampil: On being peacemakers in India

  Jul 04, 2016

  Ethnic insurgencies in the ‘seven sister states" of India’s north-east goes back a long time. In 1996 local Churches set up a Joint Peace Mission Team. The former archbishop of Guwahati describes what makes a good peacemaker.

  
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  For Bishop of Rajshahi, Muslims should stand up to barbarous act in Dhaka

  Jul 04, 2016

  Mgr Gervas Rozario, bishop of Rajshahi and president of the Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace, spoke to AsiaNews about last Friday’s massacre in Dhaka.

  
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  Dhaka attack aimed at government to destabilise the country

  Jul 04, 2016

  The deadly attack by the Islamic State group in the heart of the Bangladeshi capital is “part of a precise plan against the current government with the clear intent of destabilising the country and turn it into a terrorist stronghold like some areas of Pakistan,” a Bangladeshi source, anonymous for security reasons.

  
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  Michigan high school blends Jesuit tradition with special needs education

  Jul 03, 2016

  In Michigan a new kind of specialized education is being crafted from the backbone of Jesuit formation, which will cater to students who learn differently than those in a traditional setting by focusing on special needs education.

  
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  Islamist attack against Dhaka cafe frequented by foreigners leaves eight dead, scores wounded

  Jul 02, 2016

  Bangladeshi special forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery café 12 hours after it was seized by gunmen in an operation that brought Dhaka to a standstill.

  
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  This priest died in a Korean prison camp. Will the Catholic Church beatify him?

  Jul 02, 2016

  There's good news in Kansas: former army chaplain Father Emil J. Kapaun has taken a step closer to possible beatification and sainthood.

  
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  CBCP: We’re not enemies, but we’ll remain vigilant on new government

  Jul 01, 2016

  “Pursuing the same vision as Filipinos and as Catholics, we will be vigilant because vigilance is the great price for freedom.”

  
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  Founder of religious order dies during her jubilee Mass

  Jul 01, 2016

  Mother Rosemae Pender, 94, had a heart attack while marking 75 years since she professed first vows

  
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  In Chile, Christian Churches suffer Arson attacks

  Jul 01, 2016

  Hundreds of people have been victims of the so-called “Mapuche conflict,” named after an indigenous people in the country’s south and driven by extremist groups claiming to defend territory that allegedly once belonged to them

  
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  Priest shot dead by Islamists in Egypt’s Sinai region

  Jul 01, 2016

  Officials say a priest was gunned down while walking in the city of el-Arish