Global Church News
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Pope: World Mission Day calls us to missionary discipleship
May 17, 2016
Pentecost Sunday provided Pope Francis with the occasion to release his annual Message for World Mission Sunday, set to take place later this year, on
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Pope Francis hails election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London
May 17, 2016
Pope Francis has hailed the election of London’s first Muslim mayor in a wide-ranging interview with a French newspaper.
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Breaking: Supreme Court sends Little Sisters' case back to lower court
May 17, 2016
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sent the Little Sisters of the Poor HHS mandate case back to the lower courts on Monday, in light of new developments in the case.
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Indonesia to host two major Catholic youth events
May 17, 2016
Indonesia is preparing to host two major Catholic youth events during 2016-2017.
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Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet for peace talks
May 16, 2016
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev were expected to meet in Vienna later Monday to discuss a fragile cease-fire in Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region following the worst violence there in decades.
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Lahore funding the restoration of the tower of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
May 16, 2016
The Lahore District Government has provided more than US$ 30,000 to repair the tower of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Last November's earthquake had damaged the building's 50-metre and plus tower. Until recently, engineers had refused to work at that height.
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Amman, Pope Francis’ "Garden of Mercy" offers work to Iraqi refugees
May 16, 2016
A "Garden of Mercy" wanted and "offered" by Pope Francis to Jordan, funded through money raised from the Holy See Pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan Italy last year has opened in recent days with an official ceremony the apostolic nunciature in Amman, in collaboration with Caritas Jordan and the Latin Vicariate in the capital.
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Burma’s cardinal: After decades of Calvary we are entering a season of hope
May 16, 2016
After decades of suffering, Burma is entering a “season of hope”, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has said.
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Catholic professionals launch Harare Chapter
May 16, 2016
Catholic professionals from various sectors on Tuesday May 10 convened to launch the Harare Chapter of the Catholic Professionals Network of Zimbabwe (CPNZ).
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Vatican pushes for working group in search for China deal
May 16, 2016
The Vatican held a second meeting with Chinese Communist Party officials this year, just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out his blueprint on religious management during the National Conference on Religious Work held April 22-23.



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