Global Church News

Scripture: It's not just for Protestants, says papal nuncio

Nov 09, 2016

While reading the Bible may be associated with Protestantism in the minds of some, love of Scripture is at the core of the Catholic Church, said the apostolic nuncio to the United States.
United to Pope Francis: Syria’s Christians in ecumenical prayer

Nov 09, 2016

In a country battered by five years of bloody war, the Syrian Christians are renewing their commitment to the cessation of violence by different denominations joining in a single, massive "cry for peace ".
With crippling fines still looming, Little Sisters serve 'one soul at a time'

Nov 09, 2016

Despite ongoing religious freedom threats, humility and cheerfulness in serving the poor are at the heart of the mission for the Little Sisters of the Poor, the order’s vocations director said.
Religious and laity unite to combat human trafficking

Nov 09, 2016

A Conference aimed at combating the horror of human trafficking has entered its third day here in Rome.
Vatican Bishop lays out 'roadmap' for dialogue with Islam

Nov 08, 2016

There is a roadmap for dialogue with Islam, and its three landmarks are peace, justice and education, says a leading bishop on the subject.
Tulle Diocese in crisis

Nov 08, 2016

Within seven years Tulle Diocese will have only ten priests younger than 75 years old. However this hasn't stopped Bishop Francis Bestion from publishing an audacious orientation plan that aims to restructure the diocese by focusing on fraternal and missionary life at all levels.
Nuns join protest against Dakota oil pipeline

Nov 08, 2016

500 religious leaders formed a prayer circle at the protest site in North Dakota
Religious women critical in fight against trafficking, says advocate

Nov 08, 2016

Women religious provide great assistance to trafficking victims but rarely publicise their efforts
A nursing home in Gazipur for elderly and sick "Tumilia sisters"

Nov 08, 2016

Called ‘Shanti Bhavan’ (House of Peace), it is home to ten patients. Some of them have lost their hearing; others are bedridden; all have served in hospitals, schools and parishes. “Each congregation should open a nursing home for its members, old and sick, so as to give them hope that they will be cared for”.
Hope remains abundant even amid conflict, says leader of Holy Land Franciscans

Nov 08, 2016

The new custos describes life in one of the most dangerous places in the world