Global Church News

Jesuit appointed head of US religious freedom commission

Jun 27, 2016

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has a new chairman, and for the first time, the position will be held by a Catholic priest.
Pope names new Bishop for Guntur Diocese

Jun 27, 2016

Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a new bishop for the diocese of Guntur in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state.
Pope to Armenian Church: 'Let us race towards full communion!'

Jun 26, 2016

Working toward full communion is a project of love, humility and peace, Pope Francis told Armenian Orthodox leaders gathered at an ecumenical meeting on Saturday.
Pope to Catholicos Karekin II: 'We have embraced as brothers'

Jun 26, 2016

Pope Francis reiterated his desire for full communion with the Armenian Apostolic Church during its divine liturgy on Sunday, the final major event of his three-day visit to the Caucasus nation.
Pope at Armenia genocide memorial: Never forget or minimize

Jun 25, 2016

Pope Francis demanded Saturday that the world never forget or minimize the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians as he paid his respects at the country's imposing genocide memorial and greeted survivors emboldened by his recognition of the "genocide."
Pope: Faith is not a museum piece

Jun 25, 2016

During the first major Mass of his three-day visit to Armenia, Pope Francis said faith is not a thing of the past, like an artifact in a museum. Rather, it is kept alive through continuous encounters with Christ.
Faith, tried and true, gives hope for future, Pope tells Armenians

Jun 25, 2016

A solid, sorrow-tested Christian faith gives believers the strength to overcome even the most horrific adversity, forgive one’s enemies and live in peace, Pope Francis has said.
Pope Francis: Europe must ensure peaceful coexistence after Brexit

Jun 25, 2016

Pope Francis has said the result of the U.K.’s referendum to leave the European Union reflects the “will of the people” and that there is now a “great responsibility” to ensure the well being of people in the U.K. and peaceful coexistence on continental Europe.
Pope: 'Spirit of Ecumenism' helps promote Christian witness

Jun 25, 2016

Praying at the main cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church at the start of his three-day visit to the Caucasus nation, Pope Francis praised the “spirit of ecumenism,” and its role in promoting human dignity against “grave forms of material and spiritual poverty.”
What Pope Francis says we can learn from the Armenian genocide

Jun 25, 2016

The catastrophe of the Armenian genocide is a lesson for all humanity, the Pope said on the first day of his visit to Armenia.