Global Church News
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In first balcony talk, Pope tells youth to 'make chaos'
Jul 28, 2016
On his first night in Krakow Pope Francis was already stirring things up with participants in WYD by hosting an off-the-cuff Q and A and telling them to ‘make chaos’ by spreading the joy of their faith.
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The story of Poland's majestic 'underground salt cathedral'
Jul 28, 2016
Located just southeast of Krakow, the Wieliczka salt mine is famous for many things – most notably its underground chapels, made entirely out of rock salt.
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"Do not give in to fear": Young Iraqis appeal to France
Jul 28, 2016
The French and other European nations affected by terrorism "must not give in to fear. Listen to those of us who live with terror every day: the real
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Francis to Polish Leaders: Remember the past, but look to the future
Jul 28, 2016
After landing in Krakow on Wednesday, Pope Francis told Polish leaders to take a look at their history and use it as an inspiration to take the good and leave the bad behind, including when it comes to modern-day issues such as migration.
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Pope Francis warns world 'is at war' after Europe attacks
Jul 28, 2016
However, he stressed he did not mean a war of religions, but rather a conflict over "interests, money, resources".
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Fr Hamel was martyred ‘in odium fidei’, says Archbishop Fisher
Jul 28, 2016
Archbishop Fisher called for solidarity with other religions, and said the attackers targeted the Christian faith
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What Pope Francis told young immigrants in Texas
Jul 28, 2016
As thousands of youth gather in Krakow this week for World Youth Day with Pope Francis, hundreds of undocumented immigrants in Texas who couldn't make it got a special message from the pontiff.
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The Grand Imam of Al Azhar condemns the killing of Fr. Jacques Hamel in France
Jul 28, 2016
Ahmad Al Tayyeb offers condolences to the French president, the archbishop of Rouen, the victims' families and to the whole of France. The assailants "devoid of any sense of humanity." In Islam "there is the order to respect the sacred places of worship and the sanctity of non-Muslims”.
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Stethoscope Pope: Listens to what makes youth tick
Jul 28, 2016
Pope Francis is in Karakow, Poland to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world. He has a firm idea of the dreams, fears and challenges so many of them face.
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Muslims grieve murder of Fr. Jacques Hamel, denounce
Jul 28, 2016
French Muslims condemn the "cowardly and barbaric" murder of the priest of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, and call for vigilance so that Islam is not taken "hostage" of Islamism. Daesh have long preached the destruction of those "gray areas" where Muslims encounter Westerners, denying the possibility of any dialogue and coexistence between Islam and the West and between Islam and Christians.
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Sunday Reflection
Understanding God as Trinity
Today the Church commemorates Trinity Sunday. We might have heard that sermons and lectures about the Trinity usually conclude with the caution that it is beyond comprehension and that we may never be able to fully understand it.
