Global Church News

Liu Xiaobo has died

Jul 14, 2017

Until the last moment, the Chinese government wanted to keep the great dissident and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laurate under their control.
The crisis between Riyadh and Doha is driving Catholics out of Qatar

Jul 14, 2017

Bishop Camillo Ballin noted that several Catholic families have already left in the last few weeks. A "social crisis" is unfolding with many people (including Christians) losing their job. Fear and uncertainty surround the future of the “blockaded country". Saudis extend the deadline for their demands by 48 hours.
Post-convocation challenge: Translate event’s message into practice

Jul 14, 2017

Many of the Catholic leaders attending the July 1-4 gathering in Orlando, Florida, have been to enough retreats or conferences over the years to know that the real challenge comes when they try to put what they heard into practice.
In wake of North Korea threat, Bishops call for elimination of nuclear weapons

Jul 14, 2017

Just days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach Alaska, bishops in the United States and Europe have called fo
Brave nun fights for women's rights in Pakistan

Jul 13, 2017

The year was 1986. Sister Genevieve Ram Lal was being driven away from Lahore High Court when she noticed armed men in a car following her.
Muslims march against Islamic terrorism

Jul 13, 2017

The “Muslim March Against Terror” left Paris on Saturday morning, July 8. At least 60 imams met at the Champs-Elysees to remember Xavier Jugele, a policeman killed last April, before they boarded a bus to travel to European cities hit by terrorism.
Sacramento's Bishop Gallegos venerable and beloved by many

Jul 13, 2017

It’s been nearly 26 years since Auxiliary Bishop Alphonse Gallegos’ funeral at Sacramento’s Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, but his nephew Rey vividly recalls the fellow who came up to him that day with his family.
Crosses vandalized, graves desecrated in Goa

Jul 13, 2017

At least 40 crosses were destroyed at a Catholic cemetery in the western Indian state of Goa, in a fresh wave of vandalism targeting symbols Christian
First-ever UN vote and the Holy See says ‘No’

Jul 13, 2017

With its first-ever vote at the United Nations, the Holy See voted in favour of nuclear disarmament. Usually a permanent observer with standing to speak and to participate in negotiations, the Holy See, along with the State of Palestine, had been granted status as a full member state with voting rights in a procedural vote of the UN conference on nuclear weapons in late June.
Iconic cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City undergoes major renovation

Jul 13, 2017

The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese in southern Vietnam is undergoing extensive restoration that will take an estimated three years.