Global Church News
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Bartholomew calls for action to fulfil the ecological concepts of our faith
Sep 03, 2019
This year marks 30 years since the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established Indiktos, the start of ecclesiastical year, as the Day for the protection of our natural environment.
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SA Xenophobia: Cardinal Napier urges politicians to stop inciting hatred
Sep 02, 2019
Over the last two weeks, South Africa has been gripped by yet another wave of xenophobic violence, which began in Johannesburg and spread to the capital, Pretoria.
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Colombia's Bishops concerned about FARC reigniting armed conflict
Sep 01, 2019
Colombia's Bishops say that arms and violence can only cause destruction, pain and death, and that nothing can justify returning to war.
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Sri Lankan activists call for changes to Islamic marriage law to end discrimination against women
Aug 31, 2019
According to advocacy groups, Muslim women are treated as second-class citizens. The existing law dates back to 1951. For the past 30 years, attempts have been made to change the law to include a minimum age. Child brides are commonplace. Rape against married teens is not punished.
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Those who only seek profit face ‘inner death,’ Pope warns
Aug 31, 2019
Christians who focus more on being superficially close to the Church rather than care for their fellow brothers and sisters are like tourists who wander around aimlessly, Pope Francis said.
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Milk sold in India was actually ‘white poison’ Those who
Aug 31, 2019
It’s a decade since Usha Jaiswal stopped drinking milk or giving it to anyone in her family. She dumped it after her son, then just 4 years old, began to experience stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea each time he drank it.
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Thirty-one seminarians involved in summer pastoral outreach in Ho Chi Minh City
Aug 31, 2019
The St Joseph Major Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City organised a summer pastoral outreach programme August 3-14.
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Priest dies at ordination of youngest Filipino bishop
Aug 31, 2019
A Catholic priest died while attending the Episcopal Ordination on Aug. 20 of the Philippines’ youngest bishop.
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Agreement reached on permanent Holy See representative to Vietnam
Aug 31, 2019
A Holy See-Vietnam diplomacy working group, which met in Vatican, reached an agreement on establishing a permanent resident papal representative to the southeast Asian country.
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UN Day to commemorate religious victims of violence
Aug 31, 2019
Today we are facing a worrying trend of attacks targeting places of worship, and minority religious communities being attacked because of their faith.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD