Global Church News
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Patriarch, young Russians and the future
Aug 28, 2018
Patriarch Kirill speaks at the third edition of annual meeting. Youth initiatives in the agricultural sector, in architecture, design and high technol
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Priest murdered in Mexican state of Michoacan
Aug 28, 2018
The Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Saturday that the corpse of Fr. Miguel Gerardo Flores, who had disappeared for a week, had been discovered.
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Pope Francis at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock
Aug 28, 2018
Pope Francis arrived at Knock airport on Aug 26 morning, descending the steps of an Aer Lingus plane called St Aidan.
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Final Mass with Pope at Phoenix Park
Aug 28, 2018
An estimated crowd of 500,000 people gathered in Dublin’s Phoenix Park for the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on Sunday afternoon, August 26.
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Pope in Ireland: A domestic Pentecost for families, a long list of requests for forgiveness
Aug 27, 2018
During the final Mass at the 9th World Meeting of Families in Phoenix Park, Pope Francis gave a missionary mandate to families, bearers of the "joy of
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Pope in Ireland: 'A golden rosary for the Mother' at Knock
Aug 27, 2018
In Ireland for the World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis travelled to Knock Shrine where he entrusted the families of the world to Mary, that they “may be a bulwark of faith and goodness" resisting “all that would diminish our dignity as men and women created in God’s image and called to the sublime destiny of eternal life.” The pontiff called for prayers for the victims of sexual abuse. He greeted the people of Northern Ireland and the prison inmates who wrote to him.
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Pope in Ireland: families are the 'hope of the Church and the world'
Aug 27, 2018
At the Festival of Families, Pope Francis noted that families are founded on the love of Christ. The latter “renews everything [and] is what makes pos
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Family love teaches the world about God’s love, says cardinal
Aug 27, 2018
Love in the family is the first step to teaching the world about the love of God, said Cardinal João Braz de Aviz during Mass at the World Meeting of Families.
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Pope shamed by Church's abuse failures
Aug 26, 2018
Pope Francis has said he is ashamed of the Catholic Church's failure to adequately address the "repellent crimes" of sex abuse by clergy.
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No visa for Palestinian and Jordanian families to attend World Meeting of Families
Aug 26, 2018
Only five Israeli families were able to come, along with Mgr Marcuzzo. Nazareth Christians represented the Holy Land. Many topics were discussed, including refugee families.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan