Global Church News
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First ever Jesuit Bishop ordained in Ireland
Aug 09, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ is the new Bishop of Raphoe
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Scottish Bishop celebrates Mass on bus
Aug 09, 2017
The 'Mercy Bus' is the idea of Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland
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Mass held in ruins of St Andrew’s Cathedral
Aug 09, 2017
Pilgrims celebrated Mass in the Old Rite after sixty miles on foot with a relic of St Andrew
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Religious leaders worried about world peace
Aug 09, 2017
Religious leaders have met in Japan to pray for peace in the world and as a response to Pope Francis asking them to foster dialogue, friendship and pe
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In wake of Civilta Cattolica piece, Evangelicals seek papal chat
Aug 09, 2017
Some U.S. evangelical Christian leaders want to talk with Pope Francis about a prominent Jesuit-run journal’s essay on Christianity and American politics that depicted some Catholic-Evangelical collaboration as an “ecumenism of hate.”
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Ukranian Archeparchy in Philadelphia gets a new auxiliary bishop
Aug 09, 2017
On Tuesday it was announced that Pope Francis has named Fr. Andriy Rabiy, who has a background in child protection, as an auxiliary bishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
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“In Mindanao, there is no conflict between Muslims and Christians”
Aug 09, 2017
The fight to terrorism and the militant forces of the Islamic State going on in the Southern Philippines is quite the opposite of a religious conflict or a war between Christians and Muslims.
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Philadelphia just got a group of young Carmelite nuns
Aug 09, 2017
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia voiced joy and gratitude for 10 young Discalced Carmelite nuns and a new chaplain who have recently transferred to the local Carmelite monastery.
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Could 'British values' anti-extremism push jeopardize Catholics?
Aug 09, 2017
A government proposal in the United Kingdom to set up an anti-extremism commission could unjustly affect faithful Christians, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury has warned.
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Lessons about New York church's historic pipe organ part of music camp
Aug 09, 2017
At the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Lower Manhattan, Polina Maller, 11, took a few moments from her violin lesson to talk about her appreciation for music.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan