Global Church News
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Mali's first Cardinal, Archbishop Jean Zerbo
Jun 28, 2017
Among those Bishops who will be created cardinals at the June consistory is Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, a man who has already been called the “cardinal of peace.”
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Local priest named fifth Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jun 28, 2017
On Tuesday the Vatican announced Pope Francis' pick of Mons. Alfred A. Schlert to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Allentown in Pennsylvania, himself born and raised in the diocese.
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Detroit event combines biking, sacred architecture
Jun 28, 2017
Nearly 250 pilgrims made their way through downtown Detroit visiting different churches on Sunday.
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Islamic State desecrates Catholic chapel in Mindanao
Jun 27, 2017
Cardinal Orlando Quevedo calls on leaders of Philippine terror group to punish those who trashed holy site.
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Body of missing Indian priest found on Scottish beach
Jun 27, 2017
Police found the body of the 33-year-old priest on the beach at Dunbar on Friday. The cause of death is currently unknown.
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Thousands attend Beatification of Lithuania's Catholic martyr Matulionis
Jun 27, 2017
Teofilius Matulionis was eventually executed in 1962 after 16 years in detention.
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Terrorists desecrate Eucharist, destroy Catholic chapel in the Philippines
Jun 27, 2017
Last week, members of a terrorist group destroyed a Catholic chapel, desecrating consecrated hosts and religious icons, during a nine-hour long attack on the town of Malagakit in southern Philippines.
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Mgr Menamparampil warns against the obscurantist danger hanging over India
Jun 27, 2017
Outlawed fundamentalist groups have the support of political and religious leaders, and are not punished for violence against minorities. The economy
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The last 10 years of the Church in China: From the Letter of Benedict XVI to the silence on the arrest of Msgr. Shao Zhumin
Jun 27, 2017
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Letter from Benedict XVI to Chinese Catholics, we received this analysis from a Catholic in northeastern China, named Joseph. In it he traces these 10 years evidencing how - though Pope Francis has proclaimed it still relevant and valid - the facts show that it is being betrayed bit by bit.
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This beautiful church was a gift from Slovakia to Icelandic Catholics
Jun 26, 2017
Bishop David Tencer of Reykjavik last week consecrated a new wooden church building, a gift from the Slovak Catholic Church.
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.