Global Church News
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Jubilee of Mercy in Tashkent: Children open the Holy Door
Dec 16, 2015
Children opened the Holy Door of Tashkent’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus "because they are the purest, pure of heart,” said Mgr Jerzy Maculewicz, apostolic administrator of the Catholic Church in Uzbekistan, as he spoke about the celebrations that inaugurated the Jubilee of Mercy in Uzbekistan.
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Politics, culture meet in Philippine Christmas tradition
Dec 16, 2015
Politics and culture share the stage in one of the Philippines' Christmas traditions — the annual University of the Philippines Christmas lantern para
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Wisconsin priest humbled to be named next Bishop of Superior
Dec 16, 2015
Pope Francis on Tuesday chose Father James P. Powers to be the next Bishop of Superior, Wis.
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How one pro-life group is preparing for the 2016 elections
Dec 16, 2015
If the pro-life movement is to achieve its biggest policy victories to date, it must have a supporter in the White House after the 2016 election, one
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Finding a 'Merry Christmas' in the irreverent
Dec 15, 2015
I recently watched a beleaguered man in a Santa suit step off of a public transit train into 70-degree December weather and thought to myself, "This may be the worst Christmas ever."
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Authorities free Chinese pastors, lawyers opposed to cross removals
Dec 15, 2015
Chinese authorities have released four pastors and two lawyers, leading opponents of a controversial cross-removal and church demolition campaign in W
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Preparations for January's eucharistic congress nearly complete
Dec 15, 2015
The church in the Philippines has nearly completed preparations for January's International Eucharistic Congress, which is expected to draw some 10,000 Catholic participants from around the world, officials said.
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Iraqi patriarch: Survival of Christians in Middle East has reached ‘critical’ point
Dec 15, 2015
The survival of Christianity in the Middle East has reached such a critical point that the chances of dialogue and reconciliation in the region are being threatened, said Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad.
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Cardinal Nichols opens Holy Door in Westminster Cathedral
Dec 15, 2015
Cardinal Vincent Nichols opened the Door of Mercy in Westminster Cathedral on Sunday to mark the beginning of the Year of Mercy.
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Belgium bishops welcome criticism of euthanasia for patients facing ‘psychological suffering’
Dec 15, 2015
Belgium’s Catholic bishops welcomed a statement by top medical professors, psychiatrists and ethicists criticising legislation that allows euthanasia for patients facing “psychological suffering.”



Sunday Reflection
Responding to the call of mission
Answering a call to mission is never an easy task. It is likely that when one is called to respond to God’s mission, it fills us with anxiety and worries.