Global Church News

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As Pope's visit nears, Ugandans fight external push for contraception

Nov 13, 2015

One topic Ugandans expect Pope Francis to address in his upcoming visit to the country is the push by certain Western powers to enforce the use of co
End anti-Christian discrimination in education, Pakistan Catholic pleads

Nov 12, 2015

Leaders of Pakistan's Christians have petitioned the nation's Supreme Court to end discrimination against minorities in the education system.
Philippine cardinal calls for troop withdrawal from tribal lands

Nov 12, 2015

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has called on the Philippine government to withdraw troops from tribal communities after thousands of indigenous people in the southern region of Mindanao fled their homes because of alleged atrocities committed by soldiers.