Global Church News
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Hong Kong Catholics seek answers to Chinese priest's death
May 11, 2016
At a May 7 prayer service in Hong Kong, Catholics prayed for answers to the mysterious death of an underground priest in mainland China last November
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End the violence, seek God's peace – a Mexican bishop calls for hope
May 11, 2016
A Mexican bishop is seeking answers after recent attacks on Catholic churches and priests, and years of high murder rates.
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Pope sends letter to Coptic Patriarch on Day of Friendship
May 10, 2016
May 10th marks the anniversary of the first encounter between Pope Paul VI, the Bishop of Rome, and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, which took place 43 years ago.
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Three new priests for Wenzhou diocese
May 10, 2016
The diocese of Wenzhou (Zhejiang) has three new priests whose pastoral work will centre on new vocations, helping families, and reaching out to those do not believe.
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Karachi: Taliban kill Shia activist
May 10, 2016
We lost "a great voice who fought for the rights of marginalised people,” said a sad Cecil Chaudry, director of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace Pakistan, about the murder of Khurram Zaki, a Shia journalist and activist.
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From Baghdad to San Diego: Mgr Warduni’s appointment to open “new page
May 10, 2016
In his message “To the priests, monks, nuns, deacons, daughters and sons of St Peter the Apostle Chaldean Diocese”, Mar Raphael Louis Sako spoke about the change in leadership in US dioceses.
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Pope Francis names new bishop for Arizona-based Byzantine eparchy
May 10, 2016
Pope Francis has named a new bishop of a Phoenix-based Eastern Catholic eparchy: Bishop John Stephen Pazak, C.Ss.R.
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England’s sixth Oratory to be set up in Bournemouth
May 10, 2016
A new community of the Congregation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri is to be established in Bournemouth.
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Filipinos divided over so-called 'Catholic vote'
May 09, 2016
Their Catholic faith did matter to many of the 54 million Filipinos going to the polls on May 9 to elect leaders who will run the country for the next six years.
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Neocatechumenal communities participate in YoM pilgrimage to SHC
May 09, 2016
More than 400 members from the Neocatechumenal communities in the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu participated in a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of Mercy at the Sacered Heart Cathedral (SHC) on 2 May 2016, a public holiday.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
