Global Church News

Maronite Church: 2017 Year of martyrdom and martyrs

Feb 03, 2017

Msgr. Mounir Khairallah, Maronite bishop of Batroun yesterday announced that the year 2017 will be celebrated by the Maronite Church as "the year of m
In Louisiana diocese, new bishop promises to give his all

Feb 03, 2017

Bishop David P. Talley now heads the Diocese of Alexandria, with Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog.
Why this slain priest's opposition to the death penalty matters

Feb 03, 2017

A priest who was murdered in 2016 had previously certified that he would not want his murderer executed. Three Catholic bishops say his voice should be heard.
‘Clarification is gravely needed’: international priests’ association gives support to dubia

Feb 02, 2017

The Confraternities of Catholic Clergy said the dubia would help to clear up confusion
Church launches survival plan for Iraq’s suffering Christians

Feb 02, 2017

Archbishop Bashar Warda said the Church wanted displaced people to return to their villages in peace and security
Cardinal Muller: Communion for the remarried is against God’s law

Feb 02, 2017

The cardinal said that nobody, not even a pope, could change the teaching reaffirmed by St John Paul II
The story of a father who runs marathons with his disabled son

Feb 02, 2017

Most fathers like to share their hobbies with their sons. But for José Manuel this proved a challenge – given that his fourth child Pablo suffers from a severe form of cerebral palsy.
Iraqis' experiences recall 'what it means to live as a Christian'

Feb 02, 2017

An Iraqi priest who was forced to flee his village when the Islamic State seized the area in 2014 said the hardship and persecution Christians in Iraq have experienced has taught them what it really means to fully live out their faith.
Krakow's new Archbishop talks St. John Paul II and Divine Mercy

Feb 01, 2017

The archdiocese that once sent St. John Paul II to the papacy has a new archbishop: Marek Jedraszewski. The archbishop has special memories of the sainted Pope and the Divine Mercy devotion he brought to the world.
Catholic educators back Indonesia bid to stop intolerance

Feb 01, 2017

Teaching traditional values in schools seen as a way to silence the call of extremism