Global Church News
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Ho Chi Minh City: Thanh Da parishioners’ love for Mother Teresa
Aug 23, 2016
The blessed visited twice the parish in the 1990s. In her memory the faithful built a monument in the churchyard. Twice a month the priest celebrates a Mass for Mother Teresa and all the Christians in procession kiss a relic. The parish Caritas supports projects for AIDS patients and poor people.
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New attacks against Christians in southern India
Aug 23, 2016
An Evangelical Christian is kicked and punched in Kerala. He was saved by friends, attracted by his shouts. Stones are thrown at a Pentecostal church in Karnataka. The faithful are living in fear, victims of violence perpetrated by Hindu ultra-nationalists.
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Methodist Church marks 'World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation' with special prayer
Aug 22, 2016
A special prayer has been written by the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference in support of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, taking place on Thursday 1 September.
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Wish granted: Local boy to be blessed by Pope Francis
Aug 22, 2016
Landon LaChance is a polite and friendly little boy with an incredible little soul, his mother says, a kid with a smile on his face every day.
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The best argument against polygamy is one that our politicians won’t use
Aug 22, 2016
A Muslim man in Italy has called for legalised polygamy following same-sex marriage. There are plenty of reasons to resist
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The agnostic and the Pope - Helen Clark praises Pope Francis' 'tremendous goodness'
Aug 22, 2016
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark, a well-known agnostic, has named the Pope as the most inspirational leader in the world at the moment.
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Beloved by Muslims, Mother Teresa changed a bishop’s life
Aug 22, 2016
The bishop of Faisalabad tells AsiaNews about his first meeting with the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. "I was about to be ordained priest, and was thrilled. She told that, that was ‘nice, but not enough. The world needs good priests'." Muslims respect her, an example for the world.
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Sri Lanka: 400 thousand people on pilgrimage to the shrines of St. Anne and Mary
Aug 22, 2016
In August the shrines of Thalawila and Madhu are crowded with pilgrims, both Catholic and non. On August 7, the feast of the Mother of Our Lady was celebrated with three days of spiritual retreat and medical services for the needy. August 15, Madhu celebrated the Assumption of Mary.
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Mother Teresa statue to be installed in Kolkata
Aug 22, 2016
A life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the residence of the Calcutta archbishop on Aug 25
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Pokemon Go is so popular it's causing family issues
Aug 22, 2016
Smartphone game is creating conflict and a loss of common sense, say Caritas counselors.
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Sunday Reflection
God is not like us
God is beyond us. That is what the readings point to this weekend. The fact that God is a mystery and beyond our thinking is not something that should frustrate or disappoint us but, rather, it should be a source of our hope and the ground that we walk on as Christians.
