Global Church News

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.
The policeman who might be a saint

Jun 10, 2020

With police brutality in focus around the world, one priest says it is important to remember a policeman who might one day be declared a saint: Vice-Sergeant Salvo D'Acquisto, an Italian policeman who gave his life for those he had sworn to protect.
Malaysian authorities hold 269 Rohingya refugees

Jun 09, 2020

Malaysian authorities have detained 269 Rohingya refugees who attempted to land in the Muslim-majority nation on June 8.
The tragedy of the Russian Church hit by Covid-19 continues

Jun 09, 2020

The parish priest of the Dormition church in the center of Moscow has died. One of the most controversial starets, the 93-year-old Archimandrite Petr (Kucher), from the Bogoljubovo monastery also died: he exalted Stalin and Ivan the Terrible. On the advice of the doctors, Patriarch Kirill renounces public celebration of Pentecost Mass. Pilgrims in Velikoretsk rejected by the population for fear of infections.
Indian Bishops asked to go slow on resuming public Masses

Jun 09, 2020

Cardinal Oswald Gracias has asked fellow Indian bishops not to hurry to have public Masses in churches as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread
Philippine Church warns against 'holy' Covid-19 gimmicks

Jun 09, 2020

The Philippine Church is warning Catholics against profiteers looking to get rich during the coronavirus pandemic by selling “holy” gimmicks that supposedly offer better protection against infection.
Suspects in assassination of Jesuits in El Salvador go on trial

Jun 09, 2020

The trial for the suspects in the murder of eight people (six Jesuits and two lay collaborators) on 16 November 1989 begins on Monday in Spain.
Theology of Childhood: Treating children as Jesus did

Jun 09, 2020

Sr Nuala Kenny presents the first in a 4-part webinar series hosted by the International Union of Superiors General rooting the safeguarding of children in Jesus’s own behavior toward children.
Despite many conditions, the churches in China reopen

Jun 09, 2020

Since Sunday, June 7, churches have been open in most provinces. Due to the epidemic, they had been closed in January. Strict control measures: QR code on health status; temperature measurements; social distancing; no photos, or gatherings; ensure ventilation and sanitation. Liturgical clothes should be washed during the day and dried in the sun. In some provinces, churches are closed because the epidemic is still ongoing.
Baptism on the feast day of the Holy Trinity brings happiness to 31 catechumens

Jun 09, 2020

For Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Nang of Ho Chi Minh City, “After a long journey, you receive the baptism. It is not you who sought God, it is God who has sought you for a long time”.