Global Church News
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A Vietnamese in Rome: An Engineer who Became a Franciscan Friar
Jul 08, 2016
Fr Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen talks about his religious life and the projects of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure – Seraphicum of which he is dean/president since his nominee by the Congregation for Catholic Education a few months ago
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Death threats for Christian and Hindu traders
Jul 08, 2016
The death threats from a banned Islamic group demand store owners enforce eight specific rules. These include having a copy of the Koran, serving beef in Hindu restaurants, not allowing women workers, removing Christian sacred images.
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Vicar of Aleppo: Truce, for some relief to a population exhausted by bombings
Jul 08, 2016
For Msgr. Georges Abou Khazen the situation in the northern cities "is still though". People fear to go out onto the streets to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Improvement in electricity and water supplies. Church offers rare moments of leisure for a battered community with summer camps. Thanks to Pope Francis for his support and solidarity.
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Bishop calls for speedy investigation into killing of Nun
Jul 08, 2016
The Slovakian was a religious sister and medical doctor who died on 20 May at the Nairobi Hospital in Kenya
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The big mission of a Catholic teen with Down syndrome
Jul 07, 2016
The 18-year-old helped serve Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Northglenn, Colorado
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I took the Pope’s advice and ‘dared to dream,’ Here’s how I did it
Jul 07, 2016
Here are four ideas that have helped me move forward with my dream of making a difference in the Church
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Sri Lankan Catholics change lives during Year of Mercy
Jul 07, 2016
They have taken the Year of Mercy to heart and pledged to reach out to the marginalized in society.
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Archbishop Moras gets support in church closure issue
Jul 07, 2016
Archbishop Bernard Moras closed the church in April, when parishioners went ahead with the installation of the statue despite his canonical warning against it.
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Divorced and remarried Catholics should abstain from sex, says US Archbishop
Jul 07, 2016
Archbishop Charles Chaput said divorced and remarried should live as brother and sister
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Malawian Bishops plead for food aid to avert humanitarian disaster
Jul 07, 2016
Bishops ask for more foreign aid to support the African nation's 6.5 million people in need of food
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Sunday Reflection
Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit
One of the enduring images associated with Pentecost is that of Mary and the disciples of Jesus, gathered in the upper room, with tongues of flames lingering above their heads, while the Holy Spirit descends upon them like a dove.
