Global Church News

At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’

Apr 26, 2021

To put Sr Francis Dominici Piscatella’s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913.
Covid-19 claims 14 Catholic priests in four days

Apr 25, 2021

As many as 14 Catholic priests in India have succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic between April 20 and 23, according to available information.
Ethicists urge caution after creation of monkey embryos containing human cells

Apr 24, 2021

Catholic scientists and ethicists have warned of the potential for a slippery slope in response to reports that scientists had successfully created a “chimeric embryo” that was part macaque monkey and part human.
Thai Catholics assist Myanmar’s Karen refugees

Apr 24, 2021

Catholics in a northern Thai province have been supporting thousands of displaced Karen refugees from Myanmar — in stark contrast to the Thai government’s unwelcoming policy regarding refugees and migrants from the military-ruled neighbouring country.
China intensifies clampdown on Christian orphanage

Apr 24, 2021

Authorities in communist China have continued a clampdown on Christian orphanages under the guise of enforcing new regulations on religious affairs, leaving thousands of poor and disadvantaged orphans and disabled children in danger without vital support.
Earth Day 2021: Global Healing Initiative

Apr 24, 2021

The Global Healing initiative is the Catholic Church in England and Wales' response to the Pope's Encyclical 'Laudato Si'.
Earth Day: 'Laudato sí' urges new integral ecology lifestyles

Apr 24, 2021

Earth Day 2021, April 22, is taking place during the Catholic Church’s worldwide "Laudato sí'" Year. Father Joshtrom Kureethadam of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development speaks about the lifestyles of integral ecology.
Xi Jinping tells climate summit that China will reach carbon neutrality by 2060

Apr 24, 2021

China is committed to carbon neutrality by 2060, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the virtual climate summit organised by US President Joe Biden, which saw the participation of 40 heads of state or government.
Which countries are the world’s biggest carbon polluters?

Apr 24, 2021

Each year more than 36,000 million tons of CO2 are released into the Earth’s atmosphere, CO2 is the main source of the Greenhouse Gases that contribute to climate change. Most of these gases comes from the use of fossil fuels, the generation of energy through nonrenewable channels and polluting human activities.
Chicago's Running Nun talks about faith and sport

Apr 24, 2021

When Chicago shut down last March because of the coronavirus pandemic, Sister Stephanie Baliga was certain the shutdown wouldn’t affect the Chicago Marathon in October.