Global Church News
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Three reasons to celebrate in Thailand
Jul 13, 2018
More than 8,000 faithful attended triple celebrations held by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand.
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German bishop issues open invitation to Protestant spouses at Communion
Jul 13, 2018
The Bishop of Würzburg issued an open invitation to all Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive the Eucharist on July 5 and 6 while attending Masse
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Mindanao diocese gets 'theology expert' as new Bishop
Jul 13, 2018
An estimated 5,000 Catholics witnessed the ordination and installation of the new bishop of Marbel in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao on July 11.
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Delhi launches ‘happiness curriculum’ to curb suicides
Jul 13, 2018
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, helped to launch a new ‘happiness curriculum’ at schools in the Indian capital on July 2 as a mental health crisis looms along with a recent spike in student suicides.
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Peace cannot be built with walls
Jul 13, 2018
Pope Francis said that peace in the Middle East will never be achieved through division, violence or the pursuit of private interests, and called for negotiation on issues such as the status of Jerusalem and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Use recycled materials
Jul 13, 2018
Adidas and Parley for the Oceans, are nonprofit organissations that seeks to raise awareness about plastic in our oceans through viral campaigns and partnerships, joined forces to host the Run for the Oceans.
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Divine Word society elects Indonesian as superior general
Jul 13, 2018
The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on July 4 elected an Indonesian as the head of the 143-year-old Rome-based congregation.
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Italian layman Paolo Ruffini is Vatican’s chief communications officer
Jul 13, 2018
After the Vatican’s former communications head stepped down in the fallout of a major fake-news scandal, Pope Francis tapped layman Paolo Ruffini for the job, pulling him from a post with the Italian Bishops’ Conference.
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Soccer: The Bishop and the coach
Jul 13, 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is underway in Russia and teams from 32 countries will compete to see which nation has the best men’s football (soccer) formation on earth.
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After new appointments, will Pope Francis' stalled curial reform start moving?
Jul 13, 2018
A long-time priority of Pope Francis, curial reform – specifically the overhaul of Vatican finances and communications – has been hanging by a thread for the past few years, and some wonder about the pope’s ability to make any meaningful or lasting changes in the Vatican’s way of doing business.
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