Global Church News
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Yemeni peace talks underway in Kuwait
Apr 21, 2016
A delegation of Houthi rebels left the Yemeni capital yesterday travelling to Kuwait to participate in peace talks sponsored by the UN.
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Indigenous militants burn another church in southern Chile
Apr 21, 2016
Another church was set ablaze on Tuesday in southern Chile amid the intensifying campaign of the Mapuche indigenous people to reclaim ancestral lands,
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The Church must be brave enough to embrace Muslims who turn to Christ
Apr 21, 2016
This website carries an interesting report from Austria that increasing numbers of Muslim refugees are seeking reception into the Church.
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Patriarch Laham: We will not forget and pray for the abducted bishops
Apr 21, 2016
The Christian community in Syria "has not forgotten" its bishops, because "every time we hold a joint prayer meeting we talk about them, we think of them."
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Mary’s Meals documentary to be shown at Cannes Film Festival
Apr 21, 2016
A new documentary film about the work of global child hunger charity Mary’s Meals has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
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For Card Ranjith, despite evil’s temptations, God continues to generate vocations
Apr 21, 2016
Card Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, released a message for the World Day for Vocations, which was celebrated last Sunday, 17 April.
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A step closer to sainthood for Dorothy Day
Apr 21, 2016
A new stage has begun in the process toward possible canonization for Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
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Church holds funeral rite for 'Little Lightbulb'
Apr 21, 2016
The parents of a 4-year-old girl beheaded in a random killing in Taipei last month chose to hold a Catholic funeral for their deceased daughter despite not being believers themselves.
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Harriet Tubman, new face of 20 dollar bill, praised for her faith
Apr 21, 2016
As the U.S. treasury announces the legendary Harriet Tubman as the new face of the 20 dollar bill, she also drew praise from religious freedom advocates for her deep and abiding Christian faith.
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Medicine, education, solidarity: How HIV-infected children can have a future
Apr 21, 2016
The goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat is achievable if attention is focused on children infected with HIV, participants in a recent conference held by Caritas International emphasized.



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