Global Church News

Indonesian Catholic clergy struggle for acceptance in 2024

Dec 24, 2024

Without concern and compassion, they may continue to lose their relevance for the marginalized folks
Hong Kong slams US congressional report on rights violations

Dec 24, 2024

Hong Kong authorities have criticized a U.S. congressional report as “despicable political manipulation with ill intentions,” after it accused the China-controlled special administrative region of suppressing dissent among other rights violations.
The many stories of Christmas

Dec 24, 2024

All great festivals tend to get distorted the more globalized they become, Christmas is just one example of this
Christians lament loss of Christmas joy in war-torn Myanmar

Dec 24, 2024

The festive spirit is missing due to destruction and hopelessness, say young displaced Christians
Christians protest burning of Christmas tree in Syria

Dec 24, 2024

Protesters demand justice and the right to live their faith amid promises of protection
President Biden commutes sentences of prisoners on death row

Dec 24, 2024

US President Joe Biden commutes the sentences of 37 prisoners on federal death row to life imprisonment without parole, expressing his conviction that “we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.” Pope Francis, who had a telephone conversation with the US leader in recent days, had launched an appeal to pray for the prisoners on America's death row, an appeal supported by the US bishops and humanitarian associations.
South Korea becomes 'super-aged society'

Dec 24, 2024

South Korea has become a "super-aged society," with 20 percent of its population aged 65 or older, official data showed on Dec. 24, a gloomy trend driven by an alarmingly low birth rate.
Divisions persist as 'Fiducia Supplicans' marks 1 year

Dec 24, 2024

Vatican document sparks global debate on blessing same-sex couples, prompting reflection on ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics
Patriarch Pizzaballa visits Gaza Christians

Dec 23, 2024

"The whole world is with you" the Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said this morning while visiting the parish of the Holy Family in Gaza
Cardinal Bo bids farewell: 'We have forged a legacy'

Dec 23, 2024

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo issues farewell message as he concludes his second and final three-year term as President of the Federation of the Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), in which he expresses gratitude for varied successes which 'forged a legacy,' and warmly welcomes his successor Cardinal Felipe Neri Ferrão of India.