Global Church News
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Vandalized Marian, Jesus statues perplex Javanese Catholics
Aug 10, 2016
Four statues from two parish churches in Java were vandalized and removed, incidents local Catholics say they find difficult to understand.
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Priests send prayers and support for Mexican mudslide victims
Aug 10, 2016
Mudslides in eastern Mexico have left at least 40 people dead and dozens of settlements cut off
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Anniversary of Edith Stein’s death and bombing of Nagasaki
Aug 10, 2016
Tuesday, as we celebrated the feast day of one of the Catholic victims of the Holocaust, St. Edith Stein, killed Aug. 9, 1942, in Auschwitz, we also mark the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.
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Pope offers message of prayer amid violent storms in Mexico
Aug 10, 2016
After Tropical Storm Javier and Hurricane Earl ravaged parts of Mexico over the weekend, Pope Francis offered his prayers and closeness to all those affected by the storms.
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Patriarch Rai: The Middle East must return to being the cradle of coexistence between Christians and Muslims
Aug 10, 2016
The 43rd parliamentary session, held yesterday in Beirut, to elect the head of state, a position vacant for over two years has once agin concluded in a stalmate. House Speaker Nabih Berri suspended the session until September 7, due to the lack of a quorum.
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Pakistani Church: Government must protect citizens' right to life
Aug 10, 2016
After the massacre in Quetta, the Justice and Peace Commission recalls that the province of Balochistan has suffered more than 1,400 episodes of violence in the last 15 years.
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Priests, faithful invited to TOB conference
Aug 09, 2016
2016 Theology of the Body Congress offers pastoral support and formation; clergy offered special registration rate.
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Church leaders 'powerless' to stop Philippine killings
Aug 09, 2016
Catholic Church leaders say they are "powerless" to stop a growing number of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines that have come with President Rodrigo Duterte's take-no-prisoners war on drugs.
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Moscow Patriarchate: "Uniates" too aggressive, threaten dialogue with the Catholic Church
Aug 09, 2016
The Moscow Patriarchate is going to put again the issue of the Greek Catholic Church (also known as Uniate Church, UGCC) on the agenda of the dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, the Synodal Department for External Church Relations (DECR) said in an announcement.
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Central African Republic after Pope Francis’ visit
Aug 09, 2016
Asked to reflect on life in the Central African Republic (CAR) today, the Archbishop of Bangui credits recent successes to Pope Francis.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.