Global Church News

Islamic State threatens Philippines in wake of Paris attacks

Nov 17, 2015

Hours after the deadly attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, a video of what appeared to be masked gunmen standing in front of an Islamic State group flag appeared online, threatening an imminent attack on the Philippines.
Chinese underground priest found dead

Nov 17, 2015

An underground priest who once operated a website that ran afoul of Chinese authorities has died under mysterious circumstances.
Archbishop Kurtz on the best thing to come out of the synod

Nov 17, 2015

Families helping families – this may have been one of the greatest “fruits” to come from the Synod on the Family, said the president of the U.S. Bishops Conference Monday.
Primordial faith embraces coexistence in Indonesia

Nov 16, 2015

I make a living teaching courses on Islam. I also happen to be a Catholic. No surprise, then, that I'm interested in Muslim-Christian relations and the status of non-Muslim minority populations in Islamic societies.
Sisters, charities care for the abandoned children of Guatemala

Nov 16, 2015

Sr. Dolores Ochoa leaned over a table and examined a calendar, a statue of the Virgin Mary at her back. Ochoa keeps a wish list of needed donations w
Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit

Nov 16, 2015

Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by Pacific-rim leaders this week to boost trade and growth across a region of around 3 billion people.
LAPD officer: If we only police homelessness, we miss the root problems

Nov 16, 2015

Officer Deon Joseph of the LAPD has worked the city’s notorious Skid Row neighborhood for 17 years, where the concentration of homeless persons is one of the highest in the country. He has a short message from his work in law enforcement there.
Bishops query Philippines' emission reduction goals

Nov 15, 2015

Catholic bishops in the Philippines are supporting proposals to reduce national carbon emissions by as much as 70 percent by 2030, but are demanding to know how it can be done.
Benedictines at Douai Abbey mark 400 years

Nov 14, 2015

Cardinal Vincent Nichols will mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Community of St Edmund at Douai Abbey Friday.
Paris attacks: At least 153 killed in gunfire and blasts, French officials say

Nov 14, 2015

On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner.