Global Church News
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Yangon, “Happy for the pope’s arrival”, Buddhists monks say
Nov 29, 2017
"The Pope's visit to Myanmar is an extraordinary event,” said Rev Gandhasara, a senior monk at the State Pariyatti Sasana University in Yangon, a reno
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Festival in Faisalabad to light “candles of peace amid the darkness of hatred”
Nov 29, 2017
Mgr Joseph Arshad, bishop of Faisalabad and new president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan, greeted the conclusion of the Peace Festival held on 24-26 November at Sts Peter's and Paul's Cathedral in Faisalabad by saying that peace is a "gift from God" but also a task entrusted to human beings, as "the highest aspiration and most noble cause of humanity."
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Pope stresses peace in unscheduled meeting with Burma's religious leaders
Nov 29, 2017
In an impromptu meeting on Tuesday morning, Pope Francis urged religious leaders in Burma to work toward peace, each according to the gifts and traditions of their faith.
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An Irish virtual calendar for an authentic Advent
Nov 29, 2017
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, and Primate of All Ireland, has launched a 2017 virtual Advent calendar, saying that the online p
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Memorial Mass held in US for victims of Islamic State
Nov 29, 2017
In observance of a week promoting awareness of Christians persecuted internationally, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil offered a Mass in Washington,
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Pope in Myanmar: Jesus teaches that the response to hatred is forgiveness, not violence
Nov 29, 2017
The "cure" for wounds inflicted by violence is not found in anger and vengeance, but in forgiveness and compassion, following the example of Jesus who thus replied to the hatred that led him to death. Pope Francis' first public Mass on his 41st international trip outside of Italy, celebrated today in the large Kyaikkasan Grounds in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Five things to look for during Francis’ trip to Myanmar, Bangladesh
Nov 28, 2017
On Monday, 27 Nov 2017, Pope Francis touched down in Yangon for what will likely be a politically charged and religiously significant six-day trip bringing him to both Myanmar and Bangladesh as the two countries face an escalating refugee crisis.
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Catholics from across Myanmar in Yangon for Pope Francis' arrival
Nov 28, 2017
papal journey was among the crowds waiting for the Pope and his entourage to arrive in the city centre.
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Indian Catholics feel left out as Pope Francis visits Myanmar
Nov 28, 2017
Lack of an official invitation to visit India is widely seen as being the result of political considerations by the pro Hindu government
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Priest makes 450-km bicycle pilgrimage to meet Pope
Nov 28, 2017
Father Almir Trindade and two companions are spreading news about the papal visit as they head to Dhaka



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Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
