Global Church News

Cardinal calls for ‘urgent ecological conversion’

Mar 10, 2017

Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar, warned that the world is facing “an environmental holocaust.”
Cardinal calls for ‘urgent ecological conversion’

Mar 10, 2017

Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar, warned that the world is facing “an environmental holocaust.”
Fate of Indian priest remains unknown one year after abduction

Mar 10, 2017

A year after an Indian Salesian priest was abducted by suspected Islamic militants in the strife-torn Yemen, Catholics in his home state of Kerala are
African nun shares 'goodness of life' with Filipino poor

Mar 09, 2017

Death has haunted Isabel dos Santos Lobo since she was a child in far off Mozambique in southern Africa. Born to parents who lost three older children to sickness, Isabel views life as a gift.
Cardinal Nichols praises Maltese Bishops’ guidelines on Amoris

Mar 09, 2017

The cardinal also told America magazine that Pope Francis was 'one of the toughest people I've met'
Cardinal Bertello helps mark Ghana’s 60 years of independence

Mar 09, 2017

Cardinal Bertello was the apostolic nuncio to Ghana from 1987 to 1991
Mumbai: Corinne Rodrigues, a widowed mother who inspired the vocation of three children

Mar 09, 2017

The woman lost her husband in 1975 and reared three boys. Today all three are consecrated; John, the youngest, is a bishop and rector of the Basilica of Bandra. Corinne was a pivotal figure in the archdiocese, founding a movement to help widows and other charities.
Lent, a time to satisfy the hunger and thirst for God among Chinese

Mar 09, 2017

Those disappointed by materialism, consumerism and communist ideology seek new spiritual sources. In various Chinese parishes courses for catechumens are organized, but also studies and Bible reading, Eucharistic adoration, the Way of the Cross and many acts of charity.
Four Ethiopia nuns killed in car crash on the way to a funeral

Mar 09, 2017

The Church in Ethiopia is mourning the deaths of four religious sisters who died in a car accident that critically injured three other sisters.
Central Java youths declare unity against extremism

Mar 09, 2017

Thousands of young people from various religions in Central Java have declared unity to promote an inclusive society they say has been marred by growi