Global Church News

Pakistan’s religious minorities demand new laws to guarantee civil rights

Mar 06, 2016

The approval of some basic principles of law for religious minorities to ensure the civil rights of religious communities in Pakistan and keep their separate identity within the wider socio-political fabric.
Pope Francis 'shocked' by attack on Missionaries of Charity home in Yemen

Mar 06, 2016

Pope Francis has condemned the “diabolical violence” of Friday’s deadly attack on a nursing home in Yemen, acknowledging in a special way the four Missionaries of Charity sisters who were killed during the siege.
For Card Bo, it is time for change in Myanmar

Mar 06, 2016

"The nation is hungry for political, educational and social change. This is the time for change, or it will not happen again.
Card. Gracias: Sisters of Mother Teresa killed in Yemen, witnesses to the love of Christ

Mar 05, 2016

The gruesome murder of the 4 Missionaries of Charity has plunged the Church of India and Asia into deep sadness.
Vicar of Arabia: Sisters of Mother Teresa killed for religious reasons

Mar 05, 2016

In a dramatic statement, Mgr Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar to Southern Arabia, spoke about this morning’s “religiously-motivated” attack against the convent of the Missionaries of Charity in Aden, in southern Yemen.
Four sisters dead in attack on Missionaries of Charity home in Yemen

Mar 05, 2016

At least 16 people are dead after two gunmen attacked a Missionaries of Charity convent and nursing home for elderly and disabled persons in Aden, the provisional capital of Yemen, on Friday.
The ‘Reckless’ mystery of Mercy

Mar 04, 2016

Mercy may seem reckless to us at times. Mercy trusts those who have proven themselves untrustworthy, those who have failed us.
Satanist ploy fails in Phoenix as city council reinstates prayer

Mar 04, 2016

After a heated debate last month, the decision to replace public prayer with a moment of silence at Phoenix City Council meetings has been reversed.
Philippine Catholic shrine to go 100 percent green

Mar 04, 2016

Tapping into greener power, a popular Catholic shrine in Manila is taking steps toward becoming the first church in the Philippine capital to be comp
This 95-year-old priest walked three miles while hearing confessions

Mar 04, 2016

A 95-year-old priest named Friar Roberto walked more than three-and-a-half miles while hearing confessions during a recent “Penitential Walk” in Brazil.