Global Church News

Cardinal Berhaneyesus celebrates 40th priestly anniversary

Jul 05, 2016

Ethiopia’s Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, C.M., celebrated his 40th anniversary of priestly ordination Monday 4 July 2016
WYD organisers tell attendees to ‘expect long walks’

Jul 05, 2016

Visitors to World Youth Day will have to walk 18 miles to and from one of the main sites in Krakow
Catholics rally to aid the displaced in Iraq

Jul 05, 2016

The fate of some 120,000 displaced Iraqi Christians is being held hostage by uncertainty.
Dhaka massacre: Terrorists were all descendants of well-to-do families

Jul 05, 2016

Bangladeshi officials have named five perpetrator terrorists who carried the attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka and said they were known to police and belong to well-to-do local families.
For Patriarch Sako, Baghdad massacre rooted in IS’s desire to rule the world

Jul 05, 2016

The Islamic State (IS) group is no longer thinking about “geography", about controlling a territory, because it has "lost" militarily.
Miao diocese fighting drug abuse among youth

Jul 05, 2016

The Diocese of Miao, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, has decided to fight drug abuse among young people, a growing problem in this north-eastern corner of India.
Catholics and activists against police torture in Sri Lanka

Jul 05, 2016

The diocese of Kandy, central Sri Lanka, has organised a petition to ask the government of President Maithripala Sirisena to stop the punitive methods used by police and guarantee justice to torture victims.
Interview with Father Jeff Kirby : Priest seeks for “roads to lead from Rome to home”

Jul 05, 2016

“Doors of Mercy program seeks to teach the message of mercy in parishes throughout the world”
‘Don’t look for scapegoats’: Cardinal issues plea with other religious leaders

Jul 05, 2016

Cardinal Nichols joins the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and an imam in urging Britain to unite against prejudice
Former director reflects on World Youth Days: Retrospect and Prospect

Jul 04, 2016

In preparation for World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland later this month,What we learned from World Youth Day 2002 in Canada