Global Church News

To this Christian woman, headscarves are a religious freedom issue too

Sep 02, 2016

A devout Christian woman has said Alabama county officials violated her rights by forcing her to remove her headscarf for her driver’s license photo when she considers it part of her religious practice to cover her hair.
In Ethiopia, Church-run small business program aims for a better tomorrow

Sep 02, 2016

Making a living is tough in parts of Ethiopia, but a Catholic-run program aims to change that.
How the Church is fighting Zika virus in the US

Sep 02, 2016

With Zika virus reaching the continental U.S. in recent weeks, scientists are scrambling to find a cure and a vaccine. Meanwhile, the local Church is stepping up to help protect the most vulnerable populations.
Catholics in Bach Ninh find too many errors in new law on religions

Sep 02, 2016

The diocese sent a letter to the Permanent Council of the Bishops' Conference, with comments on the new draft law proposed by the government. The recognition of religious organisations is still difficult, civil rights of religious leaders are poorly respected, and the bureaucratic language is vague.
Fr Cantalamessa’s homily at hespers for World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

Sep 02, 2016

Fr Cantalamessa’s homily at hespers for World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Indonesian Christians pledge to fight extremism

Sep 02, 2016

Catholic and Protestant leaders have united in speaking out against Islamic extremism in Indonesia, which is spreading according to recent studies.
The danger of misunderstanding the ‘vegetative state’

Sep 01, 2016

Martin Pistorius was a healthy 12-year-old boy living in South Africa with his family in the late 1980s when he was overcome with a mysterious illness
Mar Sako: Islamic State’s threat against the pope is propaganda, moderate Islam is the real target

Sep 01, 2016

The direct attack and death threats made by the Islamic State (IS) in recent days against Pope Francis are part of a "propaganda strategy" to "exert pressure on the West using the figure of the pope,” Chaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Raphael Sako said.
Mastermind in Fr Parolari’s attack killed in Bangladesh

Sep 01, 2016

Police in Bangladesh killed two militants yesterday, including the "mastermind" of the attack against Fr Piero Parolari, missionary with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), and a long-time resident in the country.
Columban missionary priest to receive humanitarian award

Sep 01, 2016

Father Shay Cullen named recipient of Hugh O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award for his work protecting exploited children.