Global Church News
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Kenyan Bishops: Do not allow politicians to address the faithful in Church
Nov 15, 2016
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops have issued a pastoral statement released on Monday
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Balochistan, Catholic leaders condemn attack on Sufi shrine that left 52 deads
Nov 15, 2016
The explosion took place before sunset at the shrine of Shah Noorani, about 750 km south of Quetta. It is a place of pilgrimage from all over Pakistan and abroad. The faithful of Sufism are accused of heresy for rituals involving singing and dancing. Taliban extremists operative in the region and the Islamic State.
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Filipinos urged to not only pray but to also care for poor
Nov 15, 2016
The head of the Philippine bishops' conference has urged Filipinos to not only pray but to also care for the poor if they want to go to heaven.
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Kidnapped Mexican priest found alive with signs of torture
Nov 15, 2016
The Mexican Conference of Bishops issued a statement acknowledging that Fr. Jose Luis Sanchez Ruiz, who was kidnapped Nov. 11 in his home state of Veracruz was found alive, but with visible signs of torture.
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Young Mumbai seminarians among tribal Adivasi to experience the challenges of the mission
Nov 15, 2016
First year seminarians from St Pius College in Goregaon East were divided into four groups. Living for a week among poor people in Maharashtra hill villages “made them understand their many blessings".
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Patriarch Al-Rahi calls for an “inclusive government” based on Lebanon’s constitution and national pact
Nov 15, 2016
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi has called for an "inclusive government” to represent all of the country’s groups when it takes office, hopefully before Lebanon’s Independence Day on 22 November.
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Tokyo Archdiocese creates shrine dedicated to Year of Mercy
Nov 15, 2016
Archbishop Takeo Okada of Tokyo has dedicated a shrine that includes relics sent from Poland to be a perpetual commemoration of the Year of Mercy.
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Help for the poor, dialogue with Trump – Archbishop Kurtz's parting vision
Nov 15, 2016
Concrete outreach to those in need should be the focus of the U.S. Bishops going forward, as well as “respectful dialogue” with the Trump administration, the Bishops’ conference president said Monday.
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Papal nuncio to US Bishops: Mercy will heal wounds of division
Nov 15, 2016
The Church needs to “be on the move” to bring Christ to young people in an ever-changing world, Pope Francis’ representative to the U.S. told Bishops on Monday.
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Keep calm and follow Jesus, US Bishops say after the election
Nov 15, 2016
As the country recovers from a divisive election and many in the U.S. are living in uncertainty, the Church must offer everyone hope, the outgoing president of the U.S. Bishops' conference maintained Monday.
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.