Global Church News
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New Caritas president has tall order to fill
May 26, 2023
Caritas’s new president, Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, has a tall order to fill, as he is taking over for someone still seen as deeply popular, but whose internal mess he will have to clean up.
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The value of quiet preparation before making big decisions
May 26, 2023
The amount and endurance of our future work depends on the developed character and formation that we bring into the process.
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Why priests really should be your go-to in times of despair
May 26, 2023
At the most distressing times in our lives, turning to your priest can offer some tranquillity.
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Statues of Venerable Ricci, Xu Guangqi unveiled in Italy
May 26, 2023
The statues of Jesuit missionary Venerable Matteo Ricci and his friend, Paul Xu Guangqi, were blessed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, at the Collegiate Church of San Giovanni in Macerata, Italy recently.
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Pope: ‘Bullying destroys life, respect each person for whom they are'
May 26, 2023
Pope Francis participates in the closing session of the “Scholas Occurrentes” event on "Eco-Educational Cities" bringing together 50 Mayors from Latin America and Europe.
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Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster, African American Foundress Whose Body is the Center of Attention
May 26, 2023
When the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles exhumed the body of their foundress Sr Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, on May 18, they found the unexpected: Four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin, her body appeared remarkably well preserved.
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Africa: A blessing for humankind
May 26, 2023
Africa Day commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) on this day, 25 May, in 1963.
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Mexico: Another priest shot dead
May 25, 2023
A Priest has been shot dead in the troubled Western Mexican State of Michocan. He's the ninth to have been murdered nationwide during the last four years.
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Rome conference looks at cities as centres for ecology and education
May 25, 2023
The director of Scholas Ocurrentes speaks to Vatican News about the organisations' "Eco-Educational Cities" conference, currently underway in Rome, which aims to encourage mayors to promote education and sustainability.
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Filipino priest returns ‘empty-handed’ from mission to halt fossil fuel financing
May 25, 2023
The Filipino priest who went to Europe in a bid to stop fossil financing in his region in the Philippines comes home disappointed with top banks’ response to his team’s appeals.
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Sunday Reflection
Understanding God as Trinity
Today the Church commemorates Trinity Sunday. We might have heard that sermons and lectures about the Trinity usually conclude with the caution that it is beyond comprehension and that we may never be able to fully understand it.
