Global Church News

A milkshake for the Pope: One sweet way to support Francis in Philly

Mar 12, 2015

As the City of Brotherly Love prepares to host the next World Meeting of Families – and Pope Francis’ first papal visit to America – a restaurant has come up with a tasty fundraiser to benefit planning efforts.
Lawsuit against national pro-life group dies at the Sixth Circuit Court

Mar 12, 2015

Ruling in favor of a national pro-life group, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a district court’s decision to toss out a defamation lawsuit brought by a former congressman.
Italian bishop to offer Good Friday Way of the Cross meditations at Colosseum

Mar 12, 2015

The bishop who preached the final Lenten spiritual exercises for St. John Paul II has been chosen to prepare meditations for the Way of the Cross to be celebrated on Good Friday at the Colosseum before Pope Francis.
Collecta Pro Terra Sancta: An opportunity to help christians in the Middle East

Mar 11, 2015

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, sent a letter addressed to bishops around the world regarding the upcoming 'Collecta pro Terra Sancta', the collection for the communities of faithful and places in the Holy Land.
Nuns in Burma encourage empowerment of women, end to inequality

Mar 10, 2015

A community of women religious held a workshop in Burma's largest city over the weekend to mark International Women's Day, exploring sex inequality and women's rights in the southeast Asian nation also known as Myanmar.
Touchdown! Notre Dame scores big on HHS mandate at Supreme Court

Mar 10, 2015

In a potentially groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court nullified a federal court ruling against the University of Notre Dame on the HHS contraception mandate and sent it back for reconsideration by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Religious freedom increasingly at risk in India as new attacks are perpetrated against Christians

Mar 05, 2015

India's Christian communities have suffered new attacks, casting doubts over the status of religious freedom in the country.
A global problem: Anti-Christian harassment around the world

Mar 04, 2015

Christian groups lead the world in a sobering statistic: they suffer harassment in more countries than any other religious group.
Why this priest has spent 50 years fighting with the New York Times

Mar 02, 2015

A lot has changed in journalism since 1961, but not Msgr. Daniel S. Hamilton’s resolve to rebut the New York Times on its editorial opinions regarding matters of faith and morals.
The war in Ukraine: A failure to evangelize?

Feb 25, 2015

Conflict in eastern Ukraine which began in April 2014 has pitted the country's government against separatists widely believed to be backed by Russia, and some are attributing the chaos to a failed evangelization in the country.