Global Church News
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Demolished cross in India sparks outrage among Catholics
May 04, 2017
Despite being located on private property, a 122 year-old cross was demolished late last month in a suburb of Mumbai, sparking legal action from the Archdiocese.
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Catholics desperate to save 9/11 chapel in New York
May 04, 2017
On September 11, 2001, Justine Cuccia was nine months pregnant when she watched in horror as two hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City.
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Walsingham’s quiet beauty makes it the ideal shrine for England
May 03, 2017
It is true Walsingham is no Lourdes or Fatima but that is part of the appeal of the place
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Catholic and Anglican Archbishops to play historic joint role in Ireland’s first beatification
May 03, 2017
The beatification of Fr John Sullivan, a Jesuit famed for for the power of his prayers, will take place in Dublin later this month
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Fr Nguyen Van Manh, new Bishop Coadjutor in the Diocese of Dalat
May 03, 2017
Ordained in 1994, the prelate shared the joy for this "grace". The diocese has 380,000 members and nearly one hundred parishes. One third is tribal in background.
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Bombay Archdiocese greatly concerned over cross demolition
May 03, 2017
The Archdiocese of Bombay is very concerned about the demolition of the cross in Bandra, said the archdiocesan spokesman Fr. Nigel Barrett expressing the Catholic community’s sentiments follwoing the demolition of a century-old cross on Saturday in the Western Indian city of Mumbai.
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“By saying - Salam aleikum -Francis has touched our hearts”
May 03, 2017
Professor Mohammad Sammak, the only Muslim to have participated in two Synods, is convinced the meeting in Cairo has marked a fundamental starting point. He emphasizes the importance of the Pope’s Arabic greetings
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Archbishop McMahon: Catholic Church is ‘not anti-grammar schools’
May 03, 2017
The Catholic Church is open to the idea of creating new grammar schools, the Archbishop of Liverpool has said.
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The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences discusses democracy, populism, and Ong
May 03, 2017
“Towards a participatory society” is the theme of the Plenary session at Casina Pio IV. The Middle Class Crisis, the role of Social Media, Brexit and French Elections
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Egyptian Catholics: Papal trip was ‘morale boost’ after Palm Sunday massacre
May 02, 2017
Pope Francis said the country has a special role to play in "vanquishing all violence and terrorism."
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