Global Church News
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Chicago's Running Nun talks about faith and sport
Apr 19, 2021
When Chicago shut down last March because of the coronavirus pandemic, Sister Stephanie Baliga was certain the shutdown wouldn’t affect the Chicago Marathon in October.
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Society of Catholic Scientists prepares for conference on non-human intelligence
Apr 19, 2021
The Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) will hold its 2021 conference in Washington D.C. on the subject of non-human intelligence.
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German Ecumenical Week for Life focuses on
Apr 18, 2021
Ecumenical Week for Life in Germany: Bishop Losinger warns that assisted suicide fatally leads to admitting euthanasia.
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Filipino child admonishes Duterte for foul language
Apr 17, 2021
A nine-year-old boy has admonished Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for swearing while making speeches.
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We need the light of God’s mercy in Myanmar
Apr 17, 2021
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has urged Catholics in Burma to share God’s mercy amid the suffering caused by the military coup in their country by visiting the mourning, sharing food with the starving, and praying unceasingly for peace.
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Christians decry Myanmar military's search of churches
Apr 17, 2021
Myanmar’s military has conducted a search of Catholic and other Christian churches in the Buddhist-majority country.
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Korean Catholics respond to Pope's appeal for vaccine sharing
Apr 17, 2021
Cardinal Yeom says the “Vaccine Sharing Campaign” is an opportunity to show solidarity with those in need.
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Sheshan’s shrine is closed but its amusement park is open, like other tourist spots
Apr 17, 2021
The Catholic diocese of Shanghai has announced that pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan will be cancelled in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the amusement park on Sheshan Hill has been open for some time, as have many mass tourist spots in the country.
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China’s central bank warns the country will lose its demographic edge over the US because of birth controls
Apr 17, 2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s Central Bank, has released a report in which it urges the government to scrap birth controls to avoid losing its economic edge over the United States.
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Pope Francis to Brazil's Bishops: The Risen Christ is 'our strength, our unity'
Apr 17, 2021
Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged Brazil’s bishops to be united to each other and to their faith in the risen Christ, who will help them get through the COVID-19 situation in their country.



Sunday Reflection
Third Sunday of Easter: Witnesses
Today’s Gospel reading is an Easter account from the Gospel of Luke. It begins with the events that took place on the evening of Easter Sunday, after Jesus had appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.