Global Church News
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Sister Prema: Mother Teresa, give us your faithfullness to God and to the poor
Aug 27, 2019
Monday marks the 109th anniversary of the birth of the saint of Calcutta, patron of voluntary service. The general superior of the Missionaries of Charity remembers the "fidelity" of the Mother to the call of God who asks her to serve him in the face of the poor. Mother Teresa "defender of the right to life of aborted, abandoned and disabled children"
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Mass in Calcutta marks anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birth
Aug 27, 2019
Celebrated by Archbishop D'Souza, who also celebrates his birthday today. He recalls that "the Mother served the poorest of the poor with selfless service and passionate love, giving them to Jesus through her work".
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Eleven years after India’s deadly anti-Christian violence, faith still growing
Aug 27, 2019
Christians in India marked Kandhamal Day on Sunday, commemorating the 11th anniversary of the country’s worst violence against Christians which took place in Odisha state, mostly in Kandhamal district.
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US Bishops denounce rule undermining protection for immigrant children
Aug 27, 2019
The Chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration condemns the rule published by the US Department of Homeland Security relating to the care and custody of immigrant children.
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Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
Aug 27, 2019
Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 when Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.
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Pope Francis requests cheap hotels during Mozambique visit
Aug 26, 2019
Pope Francis has reportedly instructed the Roman Catholic Church in Mozambique not to book expensive hotels during his visit to the southern African nation next month, APA learnt here on Monday.
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Mozambicans pray for Pope Francis' visit to their country
Aug 26, 2019
Catholics in Mozambique’s Archdiocese of Maputo have made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Assumption in Ressano Garcia. The pilgrimage’s aim was to pray for the success of Pope Francis’ visit to the country early next month.
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“Religions for Peace” pledge concrete actions for common good of mankind
Aug 26, 2019
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'Life is always beautiful': What 81 years and 6,000 babies have taught Flora Gualdani
Aug 26, 2019
“Life is always beautiful,” Flora Gualdani said, sitting at a table in the space she calls “the school,” a wood-paneled room in a small house she built in the early ‘80s on her property in rural Tuscany.
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New West Virginia Bishop addresses scandals head-on at installation Mass
Aug 26, 2019
After nearly a year without a bishop, due to the scandal-ridden former Bishop Michael Bransfield, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia has a new shepherd, who was installed at a Mass yesterday on the feast of the Queenship of Mary.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD