Global Church News

Sri Lanka is constructing world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree

Nov 07, 2016

The world record attempt is a symbol of religious harmony in the previously war-torn nation
A Man Ahead of His Time vs. a Man for All Seasons

Nov 07, 2016

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine is a man who claims to be ahead of his time. At a dinner for one of America’s largest and wealthiest homosexual-rights lobby groups, he stated his belief that the Catholic Church will change its teaching on same-sex “marriage,” just as he did.
The Catholic priests promoting dialogue in wartorn Muslim Western Sahara

Nov 07, 2016

Fr. Mario León Dorado, young apostolic prefect of Western Sahara, for the Catholic Church’s decision to maintain its presence in this totally Muslim area, long-afflicted by conflict and tensions.
Cardinal Nichols visits Gaza’s Christians

Nov 07, 2016

Their numbers are small, but their faith is strong,' the cardinal said
‘Making moral choices’

Nov 07, 2016

Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Wuerl Says: ‘We must not only do the good, we must have the will and intention of choosing the right thing’
Thousands attend Beatification of Albanian martyrs

Nov 07, 2016

In September, Albanians also celebrated the canonization of Mother Teresa, who was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu of Albanian parents.
38 martyrs killed by the Communist regime beatified in Albania

Nov 07, 2016

The ceremony took place in the Square of St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Bishop Conley rejects pro-death penalty ads distorting his words

Nov 07, 2016

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln has called on the group “Nebraskans for the Death Penalty” to retract social media advertisements which distort his words to promote a capital punishment initiative in the state.
Jubilee: Archbishop Hart on welcoming the stranger

Nov 07, 2016

One of the things Pope Francis has stressed over the course of this Jubilee of Mercy has been welcoming the stranger, especially at a time when migrants are fleeing areas of conflict in the world and looking to make a better life in Europe and in countries, such as Australia.
The battle over St John Paul’s legacy comes to Australia

Nov 06, 2016

Melbourne’s John Paul II Institute is being shut down unexpectedly - the ramifications extend far beyond Australia