Global Church News
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The importance of Palm Sunday
Mar 20, 2016
Palm fronds distributed to congregants, especially children, songs with loud praise and “Hosanna” somewhere in the lyrics.
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Christians set to mark Holy Week
Mar 20, 2016
Christians across the world will begin the Holy Week March 20 with Palm Sunday, which will be followed by Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter next Sunday.
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St. Joseph takes center stage in film on Christ's childhood
Mar 19, 2016
In his new film, “The Young Messiah,” Director Cyrus Nowrasteh knew that he needed to break the mold when it came to depicting Jesus’ foster-father, St. Joseph.
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Feast day of the glorious St Joseph
Mar 19, 2016
March 19 is the feast of the glorious St Joseph, earthly father of Our Saviour, spouse and chaste guardian of the Virgin Mary.
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Sculptor draws on fatherhood to tell the story of St Joseph
Mar 19, 2016
St Joseph has been depicted in many ways over the centuries, but when sculptor Mehdi Rasulle created a statue of him for the Perth Archdiocese, he knew he wanted to portray the saint as an ordinary working man and father.
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Amid a ‘crisis in fatherhood’, bishop urges fathers to look to St Joseph
Mar 19, 2016
The Bishop of Portsmouth has encouraged fathers to look to St Joseph as a model and an intercessor.
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Third annual St. Joseph’s Altar to be held Saturday
Mar 19, 2016
For the third year, folks will gather in Marion to honor St. Joseph, enjoy a good meal and gather food to help the most vulnerable in our community.
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Full transcript: Surviving Missionary of Charity tells the story of the ISIS killings
Mar 19, 2016
Two weeks ago, four Missionaries of Charity in Yemen were among the victims of a brutal terrorist attack on a care home where the nuns were working.
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“I made the sign of the cross,” says ex-IS prisoner
Mar 18, 2016
Josephine Martin Tamras is a young Assyrian woman. For a year, she was in the hands of the Islamic State (IS).
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Arab League declares Hezbollah a “terrorist” group
Mar 18, 2016
The Islamic State (IS) group released a video in which it threatens Lebanese Christians — calling on them to convert or suffer the consequences — and urges Lebanese Sunnis to “rise up” and impose Islamic law.
Sunday Reflection
Recognising the Pharisee within
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Bro Joseph Wong Pak Yii