Global Church News
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ISIS persecution of Christians is ‘genocide’, says Hillary Clinton
Jan 01, 2016
Hillary Clinton has put her weight behind a campaign to recognise the “genocide” of Iraqi and Syrian Christians at the hands of Islamist extremists.
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South African bishops call for referendum on nuclear power plants
Jan 01, 2016
The bishops of South Africa have called for a referendum on plans for new nuclear plants in the country, saying they are unaffordable.
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Pope designates Walsingham shrine as a minor basilica
Jan 01, 2016
Pope Francis has given the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham in England a rare honour.
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Indonesia: Churches close, but Christianity grows
Dec 31, 2015
Official church closures have not stopped the growth of Christianity in Indonesia.
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Patriarch Sako on Christian Persecution: ‘Is This Not a Crime Against Humanity?’
Dec 31, 2015
“In one night, 120,000 Christians left their homes just with their clothes and have been living in camps for one and a half years.
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Number of churches demolished in just one Chinese province has reached 1,500
Dec 31, 2015
The number of churches targeted for demolition in the Chinese province of Zhejiang has reached 1,500 in just two years.
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Catholic church in Kenya lauds heroism of Muslims who protected Christians
Dec 31, 2015
On the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr, Pope Francis recalled “many martyrs today who are suffering persecution” and stressed how St. Stephen’s capacity to forgive showed him to be a “true witness.”
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Rhodes must stay: Destroying the past is a mark of tyranny
Dec 31, 2015
When the Emperor Caracalla had his co-ruler and brother Geta murdered, in 211 AD, he also decreed that all inscriptions that refereed to Geta should be effaced, and all images of Geta should be destroyed.
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Creches from the Americas offer an epiphany on migration, social justice
Dec 31, 2015
If St. Bonaventure’s account in The Life of St. Francis of Assisi is accurate, it was the much-beloved Francis himself who staged the very first creche scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223.
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Indonesia’s Catholic Church Leader Lauds President Jokowi
Dec 30, 2015
The chairman of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI) has lauded President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s determination to give serious attention to the welfare of people in remote and border areas.



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