Global Church News

There is no middle way between atheism and Catholicism, says Harvard professor who has converted

Oct 31, 2016

Dr Adrian Vermeule has opened up about the influences which led him to Catholicism, including Blessed John Henry Newman
California Bishops: Legalizing marijuana hurts kids, the poor

Oct 31, 2016

When it comes to legalizing marijuana in California, the risks to children, teens and the poor are just too great, said four Bay Area bishops ahead of the November ballot.
For Cardinal Kasper, 'Amoris laetitia' allows new pastoral practices

Oct 31, 2016

In a recent article for a German journal, Cardinal Walter Kasper – a protagonist for the admission of the divorced-and-remarried to Holy Communion – has written that Amoris laetitia marks a “paradigm shift” that allows for a “changed pastoral practice.”
Mgr Francis Tong Hui, emeritus bishop of Yulin, dies

Oct 31, 2016

Retired Bishop Francis Tong Hui of Yulin, northern Shaanxi, died of illness overnight on Oct. 27 at the age of 84.
For Thai Buddhists and Muslims, Laudato si’ teaches us to care for creation

Oct 31, 2016

Pope Francis’s Laudato si’ looks “at the facts of life that are close to us, that affect our daily lives," said Chamnien Woraratnachaipan, representative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with respect to the pope’s latest encyclical.
Iraqi archbishop remains hopeful: 'There will always be Christians' here

Oct 29, 2016

Iraqi Christians stranded in Kurdistan have some reason for hope, now that the battle for Mosul and the Nineveh Plane has begun.
Francis “ready to visit” South Sudan

Oct 28, 2016

Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian leaders want Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury to make joint peace mission to country
“Luther’s thinking and spirituality were Christocentric”

Oct 28, 2016

Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Lund, a look at the words Benedict XVI pronounced during his visit to Erfurt in 2011: “Faith that is lived from deep within amid a secularised world is the most powerful ecumenical force that brings us together, guiding us towards unity in the one Lord.”
Human trafficking and the mission of Sr. Bernadette Saragih ESF

Oct 28, 2016

For years, the Franciscan sister Bernadette Saragih ESF has been committed to helping and saving young women deceived and exploited by prostitution racket in Malaysia. "These girls are 'blocked', they do not know how to react. Our mission in the world today: to help the desperate. "
Human trafficking is a ‘great evil’, says Cardinal Nichols at Rome conference

Oct 28, 2016

Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Pope Francis both addressed the Santa Marta Group during a conference this week