Global Church News
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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.
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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.
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Gujarat High Court says polygamy should be abolished across India
Nov 13, 2015
The High Court of Gujarat, on Nov 5, issued an order seeking the abolition of polygamy among India’s Muslim community, as it is often motivated by “selfish reasons” and is an “excruciatingly patriarchal” act.
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What now for Christians in Syria and Iraq?
Nov 13, 2015
War in Iraq and Syria has taken a heavy toll on the Chaldean Christians of the Middle East.
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A dark plague – what’s forcing 60 million people from their homes?
Nov 13, 2015
Racism and religious intolerance are two of the driving forces behind the growing migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East, a representative to the Holy See warned the United Nations on Tuesday, Nov 3.
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Iraqi patriarch protests over law compelling some Christian children to convert to Islam
Nov 13, 2015
The patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church has called upon Iraq’s president to veto a law that will force some Christian children to convert to Islam.
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Violence escalates ahead of Pope’s visit to Central African Republic
Nov 13, 2015
UN officials say at least five people are dead and thousands have fled a camp for displaced people in Central African Republic after it came under attack by rebel fighters.
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CBCP Basic Ecclesial Communities holds 3rd National Assembly
Nov 13, 2015
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Committee on Basic Ecclesial Communities holds its third national assembly on November 11 to 14, 2015.
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China gives rare clemency to banned Christian cult member
Nov 13, 2015
China has reduced the prison term of a member of Church of Almighty God, a rare act of clemency amid a fierce government crackdown against the Christian doomsday cult.
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The potential irony of a new health care non-discrimination rule
Nov 13, 2015
Proposed federal anti-discrimination rules could threaten the religious liberty of health care providers and also infringe on the privacy of patients, lawyers for the U.S. Catholic Bishops have warned.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
