Global Church News
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Cardinal Bo's priorities for Catholics in Asia
Jan 03, 2019
Promotion of faith, social justice, pastoral care, indigenous rights and religious harmony in 'new evangelization'
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Packed agenda for Pope Francis in 2019
Jan 03, 2019
Pope Francis’ packed agenda for 2019 includes Apostolic Journeys to the UAE, Panama, Morocco, Bulgaria, and Macedonia, alongside a Vatican summit on sexual abuse, a Synod on the Amazon Basin, and continued reform of the Roman Curia.
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Pope appoints a new Bishop in Daet Diocese, the Philippines
Jan 03, 2019
Fr. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon is the new Bishop of Daet in the Philippines.
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US Bishops begin week-long retreat
Jan 03, 2019
At the request of Pope Francis, on Wednesday the US Bishops begin a week-long retreat, under the direction of the Preacher to the Papal Household, at Chicago’s Mundelein Seminary.
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Jesuit Fr Rayan dies; pioneered theology with an Asian perspective
Jan 03, 2019
Jesuit Father Samuel Rayan — a pioneer of theology with an Asian perspective who had a 'radical interpretation of the Bible' — has passed away.
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Ouellet letter: US Bishops’ vote on abuse reform measures was blocked to allow more discussion
Jan 03, 2019
A letter from Cardinal Marc Ouellet indicates that the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops had blocked the U.S. bishops from voting on proposals to address the sex abuse crisis in November because the congregation believed more time was needed to discuss the measures.
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Kirill: Bartholomew no longer the ecumenical patriarch of all Orthodoxy
Jan 02, 2019
In a letter sent on December 30, the Patriarch of Moscow condemns the decision taken for autocephaly in Ukraine. Kirill challenges the authority of Bartholomew, as overly hasty. Allegations also to Filaret of Kiev and Makarij, "the adventurer".
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Retired Bishop Mulvee of Providence, R.I., dies at age 88
Jan 02, 2019
Retired Bishop Robert E. Mulvee of Providence died Dec. 28 at the St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield, following a brief illness. He was 88.
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Philippines probe terrorist link to New Year's Eve blast
Jan 02, 2019
Notorious rebel group denies responsibility for Cotabato bomb that killed 2, injured 34.
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Spiritual direction: What is it, who needs it, and why?
Jan 02, 2019
Once thought to be reserved for the “interior castles” of highly mystical souls like St. Teresa of Avila, spiritual direction is today increasingly popular among Catholics of all vocations in the post-Vatican II age of emphasizing the universal call to holiness.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan