Global Church News
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In Argentina, 400 grottos to be built for celebration of Virgin Mary
Feb 07, 2020
To commemorate the anniversary of a statue of the Virgin Mary being discovered in Argentina, 400 small grottos are being constructed in one region of the country.
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Hungarian government urges defense of persecuted Christians
Feb 07, 2020
The world must raise their voices and stand up for persecuted Christians, Hungarian State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians Tristan Azbej said Thursday.
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In Amazon, without a priest, ‘there is a gap in the family’
Feb 07, 2020
Catholics who work in the Amazon say members of small, isolated villages believe the church could be more present in their lives if it allowed the ordination of married men -- a plan being considered on a limited basis for the Amazon region.
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French cardinal acquitted by appeal court of failing to report abuse
Feb 07, 2020
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has been acquitted by a French appeals court of failing to report sexual abuse by a diocesan priest. The Archbishop of Lyon was convicted in March, 2019, of “of non-denunciation of ill-treatment” of a minor and given a sixmonth suspended prison sentence.
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Cardinals Re, Sandri elected to top posts in College of Cardinals
Feb 07, 2020
Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean.
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Admiration as Pope extends Indian cardinal’s term
Feb 07, 2020
Pope Francis has extended the tenure of Cardinal Oswald Gracias as the archbishop of Bombay after he crossed his canonical retirement age, which leaders say will benefit the Church in India.
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Cardinal Ayuso: Human fraternity, a “rich mixed salad” not “melting pot”
Feb 06, 2020
A year ago on February 4, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad el-Tayeb, signed the “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together”, in Abu Dhabi. Religious leaders and many others gathered in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of this Document on Human Fraternity.
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Coronavirus: Bishop Pabillo calls for solidarity and prayer, warns against fear
Feb 06, 2020
The Auxiliary Bishop of Manila releases a message on the global health emergency. “All through history,” he writes, “we have seen that plagues have been stopped not only through medical means but also through prayers and great acts of charity.”
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Archbishop Frendo of Albania: ‘My country has much to offer the EU'
Feb 06, 2020
A Group of Albanian Catholic Bishops is received at COMECE headquarters in Brussels, within the context of the current debate on the future of the EU enlargement process.
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Coronavirus: One-day record of infections and deaths
Feb 06, 2020
The number of cases in China now stands at 24,363 with 491 deaths, 74 per cent in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei and epicentre of the epidemic. Here the infection-related death rate is 4.9 per cent against 2.1 per cent nation-wide. The Communist Party acknowledges “shortcomings and deficiencies" in responding to the outbreak.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan