Global Church News

International Eucharistic Congress kicks off in Cebu

Jan 25, 2016

Seventy nine years after the Philippines first hosted the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) in Manila.
Priest: Pray for jihadists' conversion – one of them could be a future St. Paul

Jan 25, 2016

French spiritual writer Father Jacques Philippe says there is only one thing that can end violence.
The rapid growth of Christianity in Cambodia

Jan 25, 2016

In 2014 I spent several months interviewing Cambodians about their beliefs. Largely this meant talking about the mixture of Buddhism and animism that makes up traditional Cambodian religion.
Amid lights and shadows, Egypt marks five years since the Arab Spring

Jan 24, 2016

Five years after the Egyptian Revolution broke out, the country is trying with difficulty to put behind this troubled time in its history and start over.
Eucharistic Congress in Cebu, A "new stimulus" for bearing witness in Asia

Jan 24, 2016

The "little flock" of Catholics in Asia "is committed to and motivated by the Christian proclamation.
Make your life a Nativity set, Cardinal Dolan tells pro-life marchers

Jan 23, 2016

Pro-lifers must make their lives a Nativity scene where they provide a welcoming witness and see Christ in the faces of the unborn, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York said at the Jan. 21 March for Life vigil Mass in Washington, D.C.
Satellite images confirm: Iraq's oldest monastery destroyed by Islamic State

Jan 23, 2016

St. Elijah's Monastery in Mosul dated back to the sixth century, making it the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq.
Monster storm can't keep massive crowds from March for Life

Jan 23, 2016

Despite weather forecasts calling for what might end up being the worst blizzard in over a century, tens of thousands flooded the nation’s capital Friday to support the dignity of life.
Eucharistic congress seeks to boost Church mission in Asia

Jan 22, 2016

Something significant in the life of the Catholic Church is about to happen in Asia, particularly in the Philippines, although not so many seem to be aware of it.
Stop spread of jihadism in the Philippines : Filipino Christian militia burning the black flag of ISIS

Jan 22, 2016

Members of a Christian group have taken up arms in a bid to stop the Philippines becoming the new breeding ground for ISIS.