Global Church News
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Xi in North Korea to open a new chapter in relations with Pyongyang
Jun 28, 2019
On the eve of his state visit to North Korea, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed June 19, to open a new chapter in Sino-North Korean relations.
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Seoul to send 50,000 tonnes of rice to the North to cope with its food crisis
Jun 28, 2019
South Korea will send 50,000 tonnes of rice to North Korea through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Unification minister Kim Yeon-chul announced June 19. This is Seoul’s second aid package in recent weeks.
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Holy See urges tolerance, inclusivity to combat terrorism against religions
Jun 27, 2019
Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, on June 24 addressed an event on countering terrorism and other acts of violence against religious believers by fostering a culture of tolerance and inclusivity.
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'Sister Strike' nominated for Best Viral Sports Moment
Jun 27, 2019
Maybe it’s the signature bump of the baseball off her bicep before pitching the perfect curve ball. Maybe it’s that she does it all in a full black and white habit with a beaming smile on her face.
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Chilean Diocese concerned for Venezuelan migrants at border crossing
Jun 27, 2019
The Diocese of San Marcos de Arica expressed Monday its concern over the humanitarian conditions of hundreds of people, mostly Venezuelans, held up at the Chacalluta border crossing between Peru and Chile.
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Religious freedom laws 'more necessary than ever,' Congress hears
Jun 27, 2019
The House Committee on Education and Labor heard testimony June 25 on the Do No Harm Act, a proposed measure to limit the application of landmark religious freedom legislation.
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Eritrean Catholics dedicate Apostles' Fast to pray over clinics' closure
Jun 27, 2019
The head of the Eritrean Catholic Church has called for the Church's faithful to observe the current fasting season in response to the government's seizure and closing of 22 Church-run health clinics earlier this month.
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‘Hear victims, treat the whole problem,’ human trafficking conference told
Jun 27, 2019
Human trafficking survivors shared their stories of abuse and oppression before an audience on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, kicking off a day of education and advocacy in the U.S. Congress.
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Filaret's schism within Ukraine’s schism
Jun 27, 2019
The elderly patriarch, who broke away from the Moscow Patriarchate decades ago, ordained two bishops against Epifaniy. The ordination was censored. Altar servants and hypodeacons refused to take part in the "schismatic" service. Epifaniy stripped Filaret of its ecclesiastic responsibilities, but did not excommunicate him.
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For Sri Lankan Buddhists, Card Malcolm Ranjith is a ‘good leader’
Jun 26, 2019
The Archbishop of Colombo is appreciated for his courage in criticising the government's inefficiencies after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks. The prelate laments that murder has become “part and parcel of Sri Lankan culture."
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD