Global Church News
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Pope lauds Myanmar youths' commitment to democracy
Apr 10, 2021
Pontiff praises young people making sacrifices as protesters launch Easter egg campaign to show defiance to the military.
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Brazil ignored the cry of its people, now COVID-19 is decimating remote communities
Apr 10, 2021
With the arrival of the new, highly contagious P1 variant these figures may only be the beginning, health professionals have warned.
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St Stanislaus
Apr 10, 2021
On April 11, the Catholic Church honors the memory of the 11th-century bishop and martyr St. Stanislaus of Krakow, who died for the faith at the hand
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St Martin I
Apr 10, 2021
Catholics celebrate the memory of Pope St. Martin I on April 13. The saint suffered exile and humiliation for his defense of orthodoxy in a dispute over the relationship between Christ's human and divine natures.
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Lyric video song of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
Apr 10, 2021
On Holy Saturday, the eve of the inauguration of the yearlong celebration of “500 Years of Christianity” in the Philippines, the Catholic Church released the lyric video “Live Christ, Share Christ”, the official song of the celebrations
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Indonesian cardinal calls for compassion for flood victims
Apr 09, 2021
More than 8,000 are taking refuge in shelters after floods and landslides killed at least 128 on Easter Sunday
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Pakistan Church condemns 'Jesus Plus' movement
Apr 09, 2021
The Catholic Bishops’ Commission for Catechetics has warned Pakistan’s minority Christians not to follow churches branded as "Jesus Plus."
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Lee Cheuk-yan: prisoners like Christ, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Mandela
Apr 08, 2021
One of Hong Kong's main political figures pleads guilty, but says he did no wrong. Political prisoners are pioneers of freedom. “I do not want to see Hong Kong rule on the basis of such systemic violence.”
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Cardinal Sako suggests ways to promote interreligious harmony in Iraq
Apr 08, 2021
One month after Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch, called for the development of school programs to educate Iraqis about the value of diversity in their country, but he also asked for enforcement of laws protecting the religious sites of all faiths.
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Thailand: Easter of conversion, Christ as the answer to the meaning of life
Apr 08, 2021
Recent research shows that the number of religiously unaffiliated is increasing in Thailand, more now than a decade ago. Many students oppose the compulsory teaching of religion in school. At the same time, conversions to Catholicism are growing, after a path of search and study.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan