Global Church News
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Christmas: For the Churches in the Holy Land Jerusalem is a “sacred gift” for the world
Dec 19, 2017
The status quo must be preserved until a just peace agreement between Israel and Palestine is reached. In Bethlehem, the angels announced the dawn of a "new day" and the birth of a "divine" economy, God's providence, “bringing forth joy, hope and peace to a world torn apart by violence, injustice and greed.”
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Treat saints' relics right, says new Vatican directive
Dec 19, 2017
The relics of Christian saints and blesseds deserve special care and their authenticity must be certified by the Church, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has said.
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Christmas cash for the homeless: The legacy of one Denver priest continues
Dec 19, 2017
It was a chilly Thursday in December, with a dusting of snow on the ground. But that didn’t stop hundreds of poor and homeless people from packing the Denver Cathedral for what the pastor calls “the greatest day of the year” for the parish.
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Diocese marks Christmas with kin of drug war victims
Dec 18, 2017
Gathering north of Manila sought to be part of spiritual healing for families of those killed
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Korean Catholic welfare agency helps homeless in Paraguay
Dec 18, 2017
New facility in Caacupe aims to care for destitute people suffering from serious illnesses
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Priests and seminarians arrested for singing Christmas carols in India
Dec 18, 2017
Extremists then attacked the priests who came to help them
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That time a Priest was reprimanded by a saint
Dec 17, 2017
When white smoke poured out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on October 16, 1978, Fr. Eamon Kelly, a seminarian studying in Rome at the time, couldn’t have known that he was witnessing the election of a future saint.
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Francis: Missionary work today includes opening Europe's 'closed hearts' to refugees
Dec 16, 2017
Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church's missionary work in today's era must include reaching out to countries in Europe that have closed their borders to migrants and refugees, hoping to convince their people to open their hearts to those in need.
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Lebanon's religious oppose Trump's Jerusalem move; Jordanians march
Dec 16, 2017
Lebanon's Christian and Muslim leaders denounced the "unjust" decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and demanded that it be reversed.
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Government thanked for Pope's visit, churches to be protected at Christmas
Dec 16, 2017
Important leaders of the Christian minority met the Home Affairs Minister. The pontiff's pastoral visit took place in security. The country’s places of worship are placed under tight security.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD