Global Church News

Bishops welcome Philippine peace talks progress

Aug 30, 2016

Rebels declare indefinite ceasefire, agree to second round of talks in October.
Memories and Images: A look at moments with Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Aug 30, 2016

Photos and reflections from the photographer who walked with the saint for 15 years
Failed terrorist attempt on Indonesian Catholic Church

Aug 30, 2016

A would-be suicide bomber's explosives failed to detonate in a packed Catholic church in western Indonesia during Sunday Mass
St John the Baptist: A model for our time

Aug 30, 2016

Monday, August 29th, the Church remembers the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Official team at Mother Teresa’s canonisation announced

Aug 30, 2016

The 11-member delegation is to be led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Europe’s Bishops, Other Christian leaders, call for respecting gift of creation

Aug 30, 2016

“The ‘common house’ we care for, is made up of both the natural world and of human relationships”
Fr. Joseph Enkh-Baatar's first Mass: A gift from God

Aug 30, 2016

The first Mongolian priest celebrated his first Mass yesterday. His mother;s joy and the pride of his faithful. Buddhist leader: "We have excellent relations with Catholics, we learn from them as they learn from us." Over 1,500 faithful and guests celebrate the event.
Priest suffers minor injuries after failed suicide bomb, axe attack at Mass

Aug 30, 2016

A priest suffered minor injuries after a man armed with a suicide bomb and an axe attacked at Sunday Mass in Indonesia this weekend.
Rethinking China-Vatican accords

Aug 30, 2016

There are various discrepancies in discussions on relations between China and the Holy See. Despite the fact that there is still no public agreement, many commentators hotly discuss it as if it were common gossip. Even the bishops are often reduced to mere puppets; the lack of mutual trust between the two parties; the Taiwan issue: these are some of the problems outlined by the informed author, who calls himself "the hermit priest of the North" and is a very famous priest-blogger in China.
Carl Anderson: Our Lady of Guadalupe paves a path for the Americas

Aug 30, 2016

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the model for how Christian works of mercy can cross cultural divides in the Americas, Supreme Knight of Columbus Carl Anderson told a major Catholic gathering in Colombia on Monday.