Global Church News
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Saudi cleric: Forbid Sign of the Cross in soccer competition
May 26, 2017
A Saudi Arabian cleric has called upon the organisers of international soccer competitions to bar players from making the Sign of the Cross.
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Benedict XVI praises Cardinal Sarah for new book
May 26, 2017
“With Cardinal Sarah, a master of silence and of interior prayer, the liturgy is in good hands,” writes Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI, in an afterword for a book by the African cardinal.
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Ivanka participates in human trafficking discussion
May 25, 2017
Ivanka participates in human trafficking discussion
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Communicating hope and trust in our time
May 25, 2017
In a world where so much bad news can anesthetise people or lead them to despair, the media cannot and should not ignore “good news” stories, stories
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Vatican refuses to change caste title of Devasahayam Pillai
May 25, 2017
The Vatican has declined to make changes to the name of Devasahayam Pillai, the 18th century converted Christian and martyr, who is likely to be elevated as a saint in the near future.
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Day of Prayer for China: Msgr. Peter Shao still in the hands of the police. Prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan
May 25, 2017
Prayers for the return of Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou (Zhejiang) continued today, May 24 feast day of Our Lady Help of Christians, as well as
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On first foreign trip, President visits religious centres
May 25, 2017
The US president decided to begin his nine-day first foreign trip with visits to religious centres of Islam (Saudi Arabia), Judaism (Israel) and Christianity (the Vatican), and will conclude it by going to the European Union headquarters in Brussels and the G7 meeting in Taormina, Italy.
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India’s women theologians reflect on politics of Kin-dom
May 25, 2017
The members of the Indian Women Theologians Forum met in Pune, April 21-24 and deliberated on the theme The Politics of the Reign/“Kin-dom” of God in the Indian Context: A Feminist Theological Search.
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