Global Church News
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Palm Sunday bombing at cathedral in Indonesia injures Catholics leaving Mass
Mar 30, 2021
A suspected suicide bomb attack targeted Catholics leaving a cathedral after Palm Sunday Mass on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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Mother Angelica: A female powerhouse in a supposedly sexist Church
Mar 30, 2021
Mother Angelica doesn’t stand alone in the line of formidable female figures in the Church, either, Tomeo noted. She succeeded other spiritual giants like St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena, and is joined by other women in the contemporary world, who are working to make a difference in the Church.
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Palm Sunday appeal for an end to violence in Cabo Delgado
Mar 30, 2021
On Palm Sunday the apostolic administrator of Pemba, in Mozambique, issued an appeal for an end to violence in tne northern province of Cabo Delgado.
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Bishop Khalid Rehmat OFM Cap becomes the new vicar of Quetta
Mar 30, 2021
In his letter, Pope Francis appoints the new vicar whose motto is “Service, peace and development”. In a world divided by colour, culture, creed, language, into East, West, North and South, there is an urgent need for peace and harmony that are possible through reconciliation and dialogue.
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Patriarch of Jerusalem: Easter is a 'new beginning to life' after the darkness of the pandemic
Mar 30, 2021
Over a thousand faithful attended the procession to the Mount of Olives with the Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa. A sign of "the need to return to normality, meetings, real life". The future of pilgrimages "with a gradual recovery" and of the school "with online lessons that works up to a certain point". The Pope's “courageous” trip to Iraq. For an involvement of the Jewish world "that takes time".
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Young Tamils and Sinhalese take on the Way of the Cross to strengthen faith and unity
Mar 30, 2021
In memory of Jesus on Calvary, youth made the long and demanding journey that separates Welimada’s parish church from the Keklis Estate. For Sister Grace, this is a way to share suffering and pain. The SUPATHA youth group includes initiatives for children, such as English and math classes.
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Holy Week speaks of unplanned losses
Mar 29, 2021
Lent is as we know a big time in the life of the Christian community when we focus on the invitation Jesus makes to us to repent — to be converted.
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News in brief: Virginia governor signs death penalty repeal
Mar 26, 2021
Gov Ralph Northam (D-Va.) signed a bill ending the death penalty in Virginia, making the commonwealth the 23rd state to abolish the practice.
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Prayers, fasting and adoration for an end to Myanmar’s unrest
Mar 26, 2021
Catholics in Buddhist-majority Myanmar are seeking divine help to end the bloodshed as the country has been in turmoil following the military coup on Feb. 1.
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Asia’s cardinals in choral appeal for peace in Myanmar
Mar 26, 2021
A new call for peace and an end to violence in Myanmar was launched together by 12 cardinals from different regions of Asia, through the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (Fabc), the body led by the Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo as president.
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