Global Church News
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Holy See hosts film screening on social friendship at Venice Biennale
Sep 07, 2023
The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education hosts a cultural event to highlight the theme of social friendship, with the presentation of the “Robert Bresson Prize” for cinema.
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Martyrs of Chapotera: Mozambique celebrates two peace-loving servants of God
Sep 07, 2023
The cause for beatification of two Jesuit priests who died as martyrs during the civil war in Mozambique is proceeding, with the diocesan phase coming to a close and the dossier being sent to Rome.
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Catholic healthcare institutions sign collaboration agreement
Sep 06, 2023
Four Italian Catholic healthcare institutions pool their resources to research advanced therapies in response to Pope Francis' call for collaboration, signing an Agreement in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.
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Enterprising Catholic nun connects to youth through filmmaking
Sep 06, 2023
A passion for filmmaking and education led Sister Josefina Albuquerque, a Catholic nun living in the western Indian city of Mumbai, to create a space in the film industry to bring together the youth of today, through her faith-filled, 7-minute fiction film produced on a mobile phone in just two days.
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Pope to Mongolians: ‘You are in my heart’
Sep 05, 2023
At the conclusion of the Sunday Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Pope Francis offers his heartfelt thanks to all Mongolians for their warm welcome, and encourages the small Catholic community “to go forward without fear.”
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Pope Francis thanks Our Lady for Mongolia visit
Sep 05, 2023
Pope Francis returns to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to offer a prayer of gratitude to the Blessed Virgin Mary for her protection during his Apostolic Journey to Mongolia.
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Bishop Mumbiela: Pope's Mongolia visit shows unity despite differences
Sep 05, 2023
In an interview with Vatican News, Bishop José Luis Mumbiela Sierra, the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Central Asia, offers his thoughts on the outcomes of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Mongolia.
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A lesson for the Synod from the 'small flock' in Mongolia
Sep 05, 2023
Our Editorial Director reflects on how the words of Mongolian pastoral worker Rufina Chamingerel, and the points highlighted by Pope Francis, offer a precious indication for the work of the Synod on synodality.
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Pope at Mass in Mongolia: Christian faith is answer to thirst for love
Sep 04, 2023
In his homily during Sunday Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Pope Francis reflects on “the thirst" within every human being and “the love that quenches that thirst."
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Praying for peace together in Mongolia on the Day of the Lord
Sep 04, 2023
On his penultimate day in Mongolia, Pope Francis raises a cry through the upper opening of a ger, reminding humanity that “we are all God's nomads, pilgrims in search of happiness, wayfarers thirsting for love."
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Sunday Reflection
God is not like us
God is beyond us. That is what the readings point to this weekend. The fact that God is a mystery and beyond our thinking is not something that should frustrate or disappoint us but, rather, it should be a source of our hope and the ground that we walk on as Christians.
