Global Church News
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Audrey Donnithorne, friend of the reconstruction of the Church and China, has died
Jun 11, 2020
Born in 1922 in China into a family of British Anglicans, she became Catholic in her youth. After studying in Oxford, London, and Australia, she moved to Hong Kong in 1985, where she worked for China's economic opening to the world and for the reconstruction of the Church after the Cultural Revolution. In 2008 she set up a fund for Sichuan churches destroyed by an earthquake. She received the Pro Ecclesia et pro Pontifice medal.
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China: The story of a faith journey
Jun 11, 2020
For a person who sees Mary as an important model of discipleship, another gem of God's grace was unearthed quite recently for Lucy as she read a papal document, a gem of grace that reaches back in a deeply personal way to a time long before she had any contact with the Church.
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‘God is inviting us to be part of the solution’- Black Catholic priests on racism and healing
Jun 11, 2020
Two black Catholic priests— one ordained six years, the other 42— shared their thoughts this week on the sin of racism, and the importance of praying, fasting, and advocating for healing.
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Dignity of labour: Poor women contribute their mite in the battle against Corona virus
Jun 11, 2020
Turning adversity into an opportunity during the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, the the Sisters of the Cross are helping the poor women of Guwahati find a new way of overcoming poverty with dignity.
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LA Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism
Jun 10, 2020
Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles celebrates Mass to coincide with the burial of George Floyd, and calls on Christians to renew their commitment against racism.
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Vatican should renew China deal for ‘one or two years,’ says negotiator
Jun 10, 2020
With the Vatican’s interim deal with the Chinese government due to expire in September, an archbishop who helped to negotiate the agreement said this week that he believes it should be renewed for one or two more years.
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Feminism and Catholic identity: Online diploma in Social Doctrine of the Church
Jun 10, 2020
An online Diploma will see 25 Catholic leaders gathering to discuss women in the Church and establish a “new feminism” for this era.
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Msgr. Peter Lin Jiashan is the (official) archbishop of Fuzhou
Jun 10, 2020
Since 2016 the bishop has been recognized by the Holy See, but not by the government. In the past there have been strong divisions in the diocese. There is a risk of a new stronger rift. The bishop allegedly "betrayed" the priests of the unofficial community. An even greater division.
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Youth and Bishops together raise their voices against racism
Jun 10, 2020
Youth for Peace organizes a flash mob on Rome’s Tiber Island against discrimination and violence, and the Canadian Bishops issue a statement expressing solidarity with all who have suffered from racism.
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Covid-19: Brazil’s Bishops join in virtual March for Life
Jun 10, 2020
The Bishops of Brazil urge Catholics to take part in a virtual March for Life, which aims to mobilize all sectors of society to find adequate responses to the Covid-19 crisis.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD