Global Church News
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Paul VI to be beatified in October; 4 other sainthood causes advance
May 13, 2014
In an audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Pope Francis approved the publication of a decree on a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope Paul VI (1897-1978).
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Gift of counsel illuminates the will of God: Pope Francis
May 09, 2014
During his General Audience on Wednesay, Pope Francis reflected on the Holy Spirit’s gift of counsel, explaining that through it we learn to be docile to the Lord rather than attached to our own ideas.
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Latino Catholic group aims to bring faith to all life's aspects
May 07, 2014
The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders’ national conference this August aims to achieve a “spiritual revolution” by helping Latino Catholics bring their faith into all aspects of life through serving their communities.
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World's Catholic population continues to grow
May 06, 2014
The world’s Catholic population grew in 2013 by slightly more than the overall population, the latest Statistical Yearbook of the Church reports.
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Pro-life leaders hold international conference in Rome
May 06, 2014
Leaders in the movement to protect human life from conception to natural death held a conference in Rome on Saturday to discuss various pro-life initiatives underway throughout the world.
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Archbishop Chaput recalls humanity, dynamism of John Paul II
May 05, 2014
In a recent interview with an Italian daily, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia discussed his memories of St. John Paul II, with whom he worked as a bishop from 1988 to 2005.
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Archbishop Aquila: teaching on marriage must be rooted in Christ
May 05, 2014
As the Synod of Bishops on the Family draws closer, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver has offered a reflection for his brother bishops on the pastoral issue of proclaiming “the gospel marriage” of Christ to the world.
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Spread Christ’s joy with the newly canonised Saint Jose de Anchieta, Pope urges
May 02, 2014
During a Thanksgiving Mass for the canonization of St. Jose de Anchieta, Pope Francis spoke Thursday on the theme of joy, saying that while it can be intimidating, it is a gift of God which ought to be spread.
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JPII’s Theology of the Body is transformative, scholar says
May 02, 2014
John Paul II’s upcoming canonization gives new impetus to his “ground-breaking” theology of the body, which has the potential to “completely transform” contemporary culture, one theology professor says.
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JP2's call for new evangelization bears fruit in lay initiatives
May 02, 2014
With more than 350 lay missionaries serving on over 80 college campuses, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has shown itself to be successful in finding new ways to bring the Gospel to the modern world.
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Sunday Reflection
Be generative, as your Father is generative
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Dr Lawrence Ng
