Global Church News

Cardinal Cupich on shootings: We must remove 'weapons of war' from our streets

Jul 06, 2022

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, says something must change so that profits stop driving this gun violence 'enslaving' the United States. His words come in the wake of the Fourth of July shooting in a Chicago suburb.
A Syrian sister’s journey of light amid the darkness of war

Jul 06, 2022

Sister Deema Fayyad offers the witness of her community throughout Syria’s painful civil war, as they pray, carry out daily tasks, and weave a relationship of dialogue and fraternity with the Muslims in their area.
Parolin in South Sudan: "Let's close painful pages for the country

Jul 06, 2022

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has left Kinshasa to travel to Juba, the second stop on his trip to Africa on behalf of the Pope. He will meet Tuesday with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and the First Vice President, Riek Machar.
Cardinal Parolin with the poor in Kinshasa: ‘You have passed from death to life’

Jul 05, 2022

On his second day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cardinal Pietro Parolin shares Pope Francis’ closeness with local religious congregations and the poor whom they assist, saying they are proof that love “never runs out but only multiplies.”
Catholic Priests abducted in Edo, Kaduna

Jul 05, 2022

The dioceses of Uromi and Kafanchan, respectively, call for prayers for the quick and safe release of Frs. Peter Udo and Philemon Oboh, who were kidnapped by armed persons on Saturday in Edo State, and for Fr. Emmauel Silas, who was abducted in Kaduna on Monday.
Cardinal Hummes, known as a defender of the poor, dies at 87

Jul 05, 2022

Franciscan Cardinal Claudio Hummes passed away Monday at the age of 87. His many years of ministry were dedicated in particular to the accompaniment of indigenous peoples, whose voice he brought to the Synod for the Pan-Amazonian Region in 2019.
Archbishop Welby & Rev. Greenshields send apologies to South Sudan

Jul 05, 2022

Archbishop Justin Welby and Rev. Dr. Iain Greenshields send video messages to the people of South Sudan to offer their apologies for postponing their joint visit with Pope Francis.
Congolese community in Rome assures Pope Francis of Africa’s love for him

Jul 04, 2022

Congolese community tells Pope Francis, “On behalf of all of us here and all Congolese who are united through prayer with us around the world, suffice it for me to thank you in our four main Congolese national languages.”
Cardinal Parolin at Mass in Kinshasa: ‘May peace return to DRC’

Jul 04, 2022

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and appeals for Congolese to overcome division and work toward peace.
Sr Orianne, a Pauline nun on Instagram: Encountering Christ online

Jul 04, 2022

Religious sisters can bring Christ to social media and foster an encounter with God who loves us deeply, according to Sr. Orianne, a Canadian-born Pauline nun now serving in the US city of Boston and around the world.