Global Church News

We are not giving up on reconciliation

Mar 22, 2025

The Archdiocese of Seoul’s National Reconciliation Committee celebrated its 30th anniversary, March 12, with a Mass of thanksgiving at Myeongdong Cathedral.
A journey of sacrifice: The struggles of migrant workers in India

Mar 22, 2025

It is time for the Church and more and more religious communities to prioritise their ministries, journeying with migrant workers and providing them with skills training coupled with spiritual and moral support.
Bangkok Christian College introduces Thailand’s first AI-powered student ID

Mar 22, 2025

Bangkok Christian College (BCC) has launched Thailand’s first AIpowered student ID card, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to support students in personal development, financial literacy, and career planning.
Remembering Pakistani Catholic martyrs this Lent

Mar 22, 2025

The Church in Pakistan should not remain silent while waiting for the Vatican to recognize Shahbaz Bhatti and Akash Bashir
Synodality meets Indigenous wisdom in new Asia-centred book

Mar 22, 2025

A network of faith-based organisations and Indigenous rights advocates has launched a book that explores the intersection of Synodality and Indigenous traditions in Asia.
New Church statistics reveal growing Catholic population, fewer pastoral workers

Mar 21, 2025

The Vatican’s Central Office of Church Statistics releases the 2025 Pontifical Yearbook providing details about the number of Catholics, consecrated religious, priests, and bishops throughout the world.
Cardinal Bo calls for unity to combat division and bloodshed

Mar 21, 2025

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, calls for unity amid ongoing bloodshed in the country. Speaking during a sermon for the first-ever episcopal ordination of a Tamil priest in the country, the Cardinal also decried caste systems and divisions.
Jordan celebrates Silver Jubilee of Pope St. John Paul II's Holy Land pilgrimage

Mar 21, 2025

Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, remembers that pilgrimage and its legacy, including the recent inauguration of the Church at the site of the Baptism of Jesus on the River Jordan.
The migrants need the church’s support

Mar 21, 2025

Sr. Gracy Thombrakudy, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, has advocated for the rights of migrant communities in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala since 2015.
Vatican to host event on ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for children'

Mar 21, 2025

On the 21st and 22nd of March, the Vatican is hosting a conference entitled ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children’, organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the World Childhood Foundation and the Pontifical Gregorian University.