Global Church News
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Fr. Eyobo: Priest and refugee
Oct 16, 2017
Fr. Alex Lodyong Eyobo is a student of Biblical Theology at one of Rome’s Pontifical Universities. He is a priest from Yei Diocese in South Sudan.
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In India, schoolkids say Virgin Mary appeared amid scent of jasmine
Oct 16, 2017
The site of the alleged apparitions is St. Ambrose Church and Lower Primary School in Edavanakkad, in the far southwestern state of Kerala, 16 miles northwest of Kochi. The parish and adjacent school are under the Archdiocese of Verapoly. The Marian apparitions are said to have happened on at least two separate dates.
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Dhaka, Catholics prepare to welcome the pope 'nourishing the spirit'
Oct 16, 2017
Pope Francis will be in Dhaka from 30 November to 2 December 2017. In all parishes, the official prayer distributed of the apostolic journey. The faithful give what they can to help organize the event.
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UN report discredits Myanmar account of Rohingya crisis
Oct 16, 2017
UN investigators have released a report discrediting the Myanmar government's claim that violence in Rakhine State was a response to terrorist attacks, instead labelling it "well-organized, coordinated and systematic."
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Msgr. Leopoldo Girelli for Religious Freedom in Vietnam: 'It is a right, not a concession'
Oct 16, 2017
The Holy See has repeatedly reaffirmed the will to contribute "to the common good of society". There are numerous cases of aggression and threats to priests and faithful throughout the country. The 'judicial persecution' of Catholic activists.
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Afghanistan, 'the heart of martyred Asia', consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima
Oct 16, 2017
The ceremony was held yesterday in Kabul. Fr. Giovanni Scalese, Ordinary to the Jurisdictional Mission: The situation is deteriorating and all we can do is turn to Heaven. Muslims are "brothers" who belong to another flock. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart helps us to live our time more consciously and in total openness to God's will.
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Coptic priest killed in street attack in Cairo
Oct 15, 2017
Fr Samaan Shehata was stabbed to death as he walked through a poor area of the city
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Mexican state to build world’s tallest Virgin Mary statue
Oct 15, 2017
The statue will stand at 154 feet (47 m) tall, dwarfing all other religious statues in the country
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Fatima was the most important Marian event for 1,500 years
Oct 15, 2017
For the past century, the path of the Church has been linked explicitly to the Fatima apparitions
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Jharkhand, poor tribal denied food rations because Christians
Oct 14, 2017
In a small village in Jharkhand, food rations have been denied to 13 poor tribal families only because they are Christian. Sajan K George, president o
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.