Global Church News
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China, Japan and South Korea together to share culture in the region
Aug 30, 2018
For years, the culture ministers of the three countries meet to promote cooperation. Each year, each country chooses their own East Asian Culture City. For South Korea’s Culture Minister, working together allows the three “to melt the last piece of ice of the Cold War left on the Korean Peninsula and open a new way toward contributing to peace and coexistence in Northeast Asia".
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With Japan setting up an immigration agency, missionary calls for the protection of migrants’ rights
Aug 29, 2018
The new government body will be operational next April. The 2020 Olympics will need workers. Catholic migrants provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to reshape its role in Japanese society.
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Hospital wedding of terminally ill woman a powerful witness, priest says
Aug 29, 2018
The recent wedding of a young Brazilian woman with terminal cancer was a powerful witness to the sacrifice and permanence of marriage, said the priest
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Merina, Happy and Cecilia, missionaries of the Immaculate, new 'brides of Christ'
Aug 29, 2018
Consecrated in the Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish in Dhaka, the three women religious hail from the dioceses of Rajshahi and Dinajpur and have "strengthened their missionary zeal" with a year of training in India.
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A seminar in Pontianak to train anti-corruption nuns
Aug 29, 2018
The women religious in charge of the financial affairs of their order and other Church bodies took part in the seminar organised by the Bhumiksara Foundation, a Catholic charity serving Church and state. The workshop applied the "Ignatian reflection" method ending with an "action plan".
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Card. Gracias to Mumbai Catholics: Prayers and practical help for Kerala
Aug 29, 2018
The president of the bishops of India provides details on how to make donations. Meanwhile, in the Indian state affected by floods, more than 300 thousand people are still displaced. The appeal for solidarity: "The archdiocese cannot remain silent in the face of the harrowing pain of Kerala".
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Catholic Charities school supply giveaway brings joy to Virginia families
Aug 29, 2018
For the third year in a row, Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia has given away free school supplies for children in need, ages 5-17.
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USCCB President: We will do better
Aug 29, 2018
The President of the US Episcopal Conference has issued a statement renewing the "commitment for greater effectiveness and transparency in disciplining Bishops." Text provided by the USCCB.
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Be a 'beacon of joy,' Francis tells families in Ireland
Aug 29, 2018
Pope Francis encouraged attendees at an evening festival for the World Meeting of Families to radiate joy into the world like lighthouses radiate light – giving an example for other families to follow.
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Archbishop of Calcutta: For Mother Teresa, life was the most precious gift
Aug 28, 2018
Sunday the 108th anniversary of the birth of the saint was celebrated. Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity: "For many people the quality of life is measured in the possession of material goods. For the Mother, the quality of life comes from love ".
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan