Global Church News
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Every year some six million tonnes of food are discarded in Japan
May 20, 2019
Ready-to-eat food stores, supermarkets, restaurants, and households are called upon to revise their lifestyle, consumption habits, sale practices and preparation methods. Households throw away 2.91 million tonnes of food each year.
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Jakarta’s message of harmony
May 18, 2019
The Jakarta Archdiocese celebrated its 212th anniversary with an interfaith walk attended by more than three thousand Catholics, as well as adherents of other faiths.
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Card Sako slams Christian discrimination and marginalisation, calls for rule of law and citizenship
May 18, 2019
n his cri de coeur, the Chaldean primate cites cases in which Christians are victims of sectarian bias. The country’s leaders must "put their political differences aside" to counter extremism, a mortal sin. Subjecting Christians to the decisions of Islamic courts is an issue.
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East Asia Evangelization Center holds symposium in Rome
May 18, 2019
The East Asia Evangelization Center in South Korea traveled to Rome for a symposium to discuss Jesuit adaptationism.
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Message for the month of Ramadhan and Id Al-Fitr 1440 H. / 2019 A.D
May 18, 2019
The month of Ramadan with its dedication to fasting, prayer and almsgiving, is also a month for strengthening the spiritual bonds we share in Muslim-C
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Women deacons commission gave split report on their role in early church
May 18, 2019
The Vatican commission studying the history of women serving as deacons in the Catholic Church has been unable to find consensus on their role in the early centuries of Christianity and is yet to give a “definitive response,” Pope Francis said May 7.
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Sri Lankan churches resume services after terror attacks
May 18, 2019
Catholic churches in Sri Lanka reopened for Sunday Mass (May 11-12 weekend) as bishops step up efforts to ensure interfaith harmony after the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks that killed 258 people.
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Australian church looks for more collegial models of governance
May 18, 2019
The Australian Catholic Church is looking for more collegial models of governance in Catholic schools, hospitals and charities as it conducts an unprecedented review of existing clerical and hierarchical models that have failed dioceses and parishes during the ongoing child sex abuse crisis.
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Asia Bibi finally reunited with her family in Canada
May 18, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, left for Canada on the evening of May 7, her lawyer has confirmed.
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Pope draws lessons from Mother Teresa
May 18, 2019
Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished big things: St Teresa of Kolkata.
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor