Global Church News
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'God is a tourist attraction' Anglican bishop says on cathedral carnival ride
Aug 21, 2019
A controversial amusement park ride erected in Norwich Cathedral has come down after an 11-day installation.
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Cardinal George Pell loses appeal of sex abuse conviction
Aug 21, 2019
The conviction of Cardinal George Pell has been upheld by the Court of Appeals in Victoria. After an appellate panel announced its decision at a court proceeding Aug. 21, the cardinal was returned to prison.
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Holy See-Vietnam talks in the Vatican
Aug 21, 2019
The two sides will address bilateral relations, some aspects of ecclesial life and the future visit of Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Par
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Protest riots in Indonesia’s West Papua province
Aug 20, 2019
Violence erupted in the West Papua province of Indonesia on Monday, with people setting fire to the local parliament building, in protest against the alleged racial abuse of students from neighbouring Papua province.
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A novel contest for the future of an erstwhile papal ‘oasis’
Aug 20, 2019
From the beginning, Pope Francis decided he wasn’t going to spend his summers at the ornate papal residence in Castel Gandolfo in the hills outside R
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Srs Patricia and Cinzia celebrate 50 years of life dedicated to the Lord
Aug 20, 2019
The nuns belong to the Congregation of the Pious disciples of the Divine Master. The Prarthanalaya Chapel was decorated with gold-coloured streamers, symbolising the fire of love for Christ. For their superior, the two sisters “built their house on the Rock".
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'Hope in the desert', Catholics at the pro-Hong Kong event
Aug 20, 2019
The reflection of Fr. Carlos Cheung, a Salesian, at the prayer meeting before the big demonstration in Victoria Park. A heavy judgment against the government: people "are abused by the government, falsely arrested by the police, unfairly prosecuted by the Justice Department, threatened with white terror". The memory of Tiananmen and the appeal for moderation.
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Argentina prelate says clerical abuse crisis ‘just beginning’ in pope’s country
Aug 20, 2019
Although by now Catholics in some parts of the world have lived with the ferment caused by revelations of clerical sexual abuse for decades, a bishop who heads a commission for preventing abuse in Argentina says that in Pope Francis’s native country, the crisis is “just beginning.”
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NYC arts program rejects Mother Cabrini for statue
Aug 20, 2019
A New York City public arts program has said it will not build a statue in honor of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, despite the saint receiving the most nominations in a public poll.
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Catholic aid agency to US government: Don't cut foreign aid funding
Aug 20, 2019
Catholic Relief Services is speaking out against a potential reassignment of U.S. funds that Congress appropriated for foreign assistance programs, wh
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD