Global Church News

Tribalism in the Christmas Octave

Dec 30, 2017

Pope Francis recently warned against the commercialization of Christmas, and reminded us that if our Christmas isn’t centered on Jesus, it is fake.
Gunmen attack Coptic church south of Cairo, killing ten and wounding at least 20

Dec 30, 2017

At least ten people have been killed and twenty wounded in an attack on a Coptic Orthodox church Friday morning in Helwan, an area south of Cairo.
Cathedral on Mount Boko, Kampot, returned to Catholics

Dec 30, 2017

Built by the French in 1917, the church had been abandoned for decades. The intervention of the Ministry of the Environment was decisive. The Catholic Church is now tasked with restoring the place of worship. After that, the building might serve as a shrine.
PIME sisters celebrate Christmas with lepers in Khulna

Dec 30, 2017

Sr Roberta Pignone heads Damien Hospital, a facility dedicated to leprosy and TB patients. Staff and patients took part in Christmas celebrations. Some Muslims and Hindus took part in presenting Gospel stories.
Mideast Catholic patriarchs express hope amid uncertainty at Christmas

Dec 29, 2017

Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East — with hope, despite uncertainty in the region — called for peace, security, prayer and solidarity at Christmas
Seeing is believing: Why Catholics need women deacons

Dec 29, 2017

As a child, I had a fairly good idea of what God looked like. When I prayed, I imagined God in the form of Msgr. McMahon, the pastor of my parish.
Bomb blast in St. Petersburg shopping mall leaves 13 injured

Dec 29, 2017

Thirteen people were injured by the explosion of a rudimentary device in a shopping center in St. Petersburg, in the north-west of the country.
Bishops and Caritas launch fund drive for typhoon victims

Dec 29, 2017

Vinta hit the island of Mindanao violently displacing 118,596 families,leaving 164 victims and 176 missing. The affected communities already suffering from the devastation of the Marawi siege. The prayer of Pope Francis and the appeal of Card. Tagle.
Sapna Tracy, pro-life mother who refused abortion to save herself, dies

Dec 29, 2017

The woman leaves her husband and eight children. Sapna was pregnant with her last child when doctors advised her to abort and immediately start the treatment for breast cancer. She received "Pro-Life Award".
For Chinese Priest, boycotting Christmas makes no sense

Dec 28, 2017

The campaign launched this month in various part of China against Christmas, seen as a “Western” religious practice that pollutes “Chinese culture” is a form of "narrow-minded nationalism", "blind” populism, and "meaningless” resistance, this according to Fr Peng, a Chinese Priest.