Global Church News
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Muslim leaders: We ask forgiveness for the Easter massacres
May 16, 2019
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama group speaks. Leader Moulavi Farood Farook says the bombers of April 21 "have neither religion nor faith"; this is why their bodies were not cremated in the Islamic cemetery. Christian leaders call for peace and non-violence.
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Pope: PIME’s Father Carlo Salerio to be raised to the altars
May 16, 2019
Born in Milan in 1827, he took part in the Five Days of Milan. Missionary in Oceania, he founded the Sisters of Reparation upon his return to Italy.
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German Bishop supports 'Church strike' for women's ordination
May 16, 2019
At least one bishop has offered his support for a week-long “Church strike” organized by German Catholic women, during which participants organize their own prayer services rather than attending Mass.
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Praying with Saint Charbel, a model monk, a symbol of unity for Lebanon
May 15, 2019
Journalist and writer Fady Noun has published a prayer book dedicated a leading figure of the Maronite Church. The 128-page tome will be available on
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South African Bishops: New president must tackle corruption, poverty
May 15, 2019
In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful reelection bid last week, South Africa’s Catholic bishops are applauding the country’s efforts to hold a free and fair election, but have also issued stern expectations for the new government.
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Uganda Martyrs Shrine: Bishops ban the use of plastic bags at Shrine
May 15, 2019
The decision to ban plastic bags or ‘Kaveera,’ as plastic is known in the main local language, was communicated to the media over the weekend in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
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Deacon Drake: From Pentecostal preacher to Catholic priest
May 15, 2019
McCalister’s long and winding vocation story begins in his early 20s, when he, as a young Pentecostal, asked the Lord in prayer what he should do with his life.
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Catholic parish attacked in Niger
May 15, 2019
A Catholic priest is wounded during an attack on his parish in the Diocese of Niamey in the West African nation of Niger, where Catholic communities are increasingly under threat.
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Filaret breaks with Ukrainian autocephalous Church. Epifanyj closer to Greek Catholics
May 15, 2019
The Patriarch Emeritus concerned by lack of attention to him and fears the new president Volodymyr Zelensky. The Metropolitan of Kiev meets the Major Archbishop Svjatoslav Shevchuk and dreams of union.
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A look at Amazonia ahead of the October Synod of Bishops
May 15, 2019
In this video, Vatican Media presents some excerpts of video footage of the Pan-Amazon Region looking forward to the Synod of Bishops in October 2019.
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