Global Church News

Catholics must overcome partisan divide on immigration, say US Bishops

Sep 19, 2016

“We must seek a world in which everyone has access to the economic, political, and social opportunities to live in freedom and dignity, and to achieve
How a new classical academy is reaching out to millennial parents

Sep 19, 2016

Coming in 2017, families in Northern Colorado will have the option to send their children to a Catholic elementary school through a new regional, classical academy in Thornton.
In grilling UN speech, Amal Clooney blasts failure to stop ISIS

Sep 19, 2016

Nadia Murad, a young Yazidi woman who escaped ISIS captivity after her family was slaughtered, has been named a new U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and has been nominated for both a Nobel Peace Prize and as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2016.
Rajshahi, Church ponders the "joy of love in the Christian family"

Sep 19, 2016

A three-day pastoral meeting on the theme of "joy of merciful love in the Christian family" to reflect on the sacrament of marriage and to respond to
Catholic Educators: Family and school, only hopes of Thai society

Sep 19, 2016

The condition of today's family "is an issue of the greatest importance and has many consequences.
Rome's exorcist, Father Gabriel Amorth, dies at age 91

Sep 18, 2016

Father Gabriel Amorth, the exorcist of the Diocese of Rome who drew worldwide attention, died on Friday at the age of 91.
March for life in Berlin draws thousand

Sep 18, 2016

More than 7,500 people took part in the annual March for Life in Berlin on Saturday, under the motto: “No Child is Unsuitable.”
We need to do more for refugees, Catholic advocates say

Sep 18, 2016

Catholic advocates are praising the U.S. for hosting an international refugee summit, but insist the administration can do more to address an unprecedented global refugee crisis.
Portion of road renamed to honor Mother Angelica

Sep 18, 2016

A portion of Old Leeds Road in Irondale, Alabama, which is home to the EWTN Global Catholic Network, is being officially renamed to honor Mother Angelica, the foundress of the Catholic media network.
Why Archbishop Chaput thinks the US presidential candidates are 'very bad news'

Sep 17, 2016

The 2016 presidential elections are particularly bad in the eyes of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. He says they show the failures of American society and the need for Christians to be a different people.