Global Church News
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Seminary carolers attacked in Satna, vehicle torched
Dec 16, 2017
Police detained a group of Catholic carol singers in Satna district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on December 14 evening following allegation of religious conversion.
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Freed Salesian priest receives Mother Teresa award
Dec 15, 2017
Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, who was held for 18 months in Yemen, recognized for his compassion and courage
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Polish Church launches English-language Twitter account amid growing international scrutiny
Dec 15, 2017
Secular media outlets are taking interest in the country's increasingly conservative, Catholic direction
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Missionary of Mother Teresa hopes that Christmas will bring the joy of God’s presence even in times of martyrdom
Dec 15, 2017
He calls for putting Pope Francis's call into practice, namely "Let us love, not with words but with deeds". The example is that of the four nuns killed by extremists in Aden, Yemen. Speaking about one of the nuns, he writes that she had “faith and trust that God's love is stronger than all the aggressive powers of the world and it transformed her from victim of darkness into a daughter of light.”
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Amman, Churches march against Trump's decision on Jerusalem
Dec 15, 2017
About 2 thousand people marched in silence, carrying candles, photos of the king and flags. The opposition against Trump's choice to recognize the capital of Israel. Jerusalem is in the heart of all Muslims; and it is also rooted in those of Christians.
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Duterte move to extend martial law angers Filipinos
Dec 15, 2017
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte marked human rights day on Dec. 10 by urging Congress to approve extending martial law for one more year in the southern island of Mindanao.
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Christmas letter from Hong Kong
Dec 15, 2017
Fr Mario Marazzi, a missionary with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was born in Varenna (Italy) in 1928. Ordained priest in 1960, he spent the first 20 years of his mission in Hong Kong.
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Franciscans involved in making of ‘The Sultan and the Saint’ documentary
Dec 15, 2017
Franciscans involved in making of ‘The Sultan and the Saint’ documentary
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Christian vocation is to serve life, health, Pope says in World Day of the Sick message
Dec 15, 2017
The Catholic Church’s care for the sick, especially through Catholic-run hospitals, is an antidote to “the business mentality that seeks to turn health care into a profit- making enterprise, worldwide” Pope Francis said.
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Islamic countries against Trump: East Jerusalem, capital of Palestine
Dec 15, 2017
The OIC leaders define the declaration of the White House that recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel "null and void". An "attack" on the right
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD