Global Church News

A Catholic institute for peace on the border between North and South

Jun 14, 2016

The institution was inaugurated by the bishop of Uijeongbu, Msgr. Peter Lee Ki-heon, "The Korean Catholics have a duty to work for the evangelization of the North".
Patriarch Bartholomew to WFP: Hunger a spiritual challenge

Jun 14, 2016

Hunger is not primarily a problem of underdeveloped nations, but of overdeveloped nations. The problem of hunger is a deeply spiritual challenge.
Orlando Bishop: ‘A sword has pierced the heart of our city’

Jun 14, 2016

The shooting at a crowded nightclub left 49 people dead and many more injured
Lebanon and the Middle East "consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for peace in the region"

Jun 14, 2016

For the third consecutive year, the Maronite patriarch renews devotion to Our Lady. The rite was celebrated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Exhibition on environmental protection comes a year after Laudato si’

Jun 14, 2016

Sri Lanka’s largest Catholic movement of renewal in the Holy Spirit organised the event. Thousands of kids visited the three-day exhibit. Copies of the encyclical in the local languages were handed out.
ACLU lawyers: Christians caused the Orlando shooting

Jun 14, 2016

After a gunman pledging allegiance to ISIS carried out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union pointed their finger toward Christians in blame.
The UN ruled that Ireland's abortion ban violates human rights

Jun 14, 2016

Pro-life groups in Ireland are charging that a United Nations human rights committee contradicted its mission when it ruled that the Republic of Ireland’s laws against abortion violated a woman’s rights.
Vatican: Pope to preside over June consistory for canonisations

Jun 14, 2016

Pope Francis will preside over a consistory to approve the canonisation of four men and one woman, including Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, a Frenc
The unstoppable rise of Cardinal Sarah

Jun 14, 2016

It is often said that once a new pope has emerged on to the loggia of St Peter’s, the cardinals’ thoughts turn almost immediately to the question of h
French-speaking bishops disagree on Roman Missal translation

Jun 13, 2016

The French translation of the Roman Missal is currently on hold because of differences of opinion between Rome and the French-speaking bishops.