Global Church News

Hundreds of Catholic employers win exemption from HHS mandate

Jun 06, 2014

A federal court has ruled that the Catholic Benefits Association and its hundreds of employer members are exempt from a federal mandate requiring coverage of contraceptives and abortifacient drugs.
UK bishop: Defeat relativism with 'authentic humanism'

Jun 05, 2014

A leading bishop in the U.K. says that the modern, troubling view of humanity which stems from relativism is best countered by Christians living the Church's full vision of the human person.
Doubts raised over release reports of Christian woman in Sudan

Jun 04, 2014

A government official in Sudan is denying claims that a Christian woman sentenced to execution for her faith may soon be freed.
Sudan husband's hope for wife's death sentence appeal

Jun 04, 2014

The husband of a woman facing the death penalty in Sudan for abandoning her religious faith has told the BBC he is hopeful an appeal against the sentence for apostasy will be successful.
New book gives short take on St Thomas Aquinas

Jun 03, 2014

Recently released, “The One-Minute Aquinas” aims to share the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas in an accessible format to help more people learn from the medieval saint, theologian, and philosopher.
Sudanese Christian woman facing death sentence gives birth in prison

Jun 02, 2014

A Sudanese woman who faces a death sentence for converting to Christianity has given birth to a baby girl in prison.
Israeli, Palestinian presidents accept invitation to meet and pray at Vatican

May 29, 2014

On May 25, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join him at the Vatican for an encounter of prayer.
Holy Land: Vandal tries to set fire to Dormition Abbey

May 29, 2014

As Pope Francis concluded his trip to the Holy Land on May 26, an unknown man attempted to set fire to the Abbey of the Dormition, the place where according to tradition the Virgin Mary fell asleep before being assumed into Heaven.
European Commission rejects pro-life citizens’ initiative

May 29, 2014

The European Commission has rejected the pro-life citizens’ initiative “One of Us,” which sought to ban E.U. funding for research and other activities that destroy human embryos.
Pope Francis recalls birth of Church in Upper Room

May 27, 2014

At the conclusion of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis focused his homily at Mass on the significance of the Upper Room, held to be the site of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' apostles.