Global Church News

West Java: Islamic radicals disrupt a Christian Christmas celebration

Dec 08, 2016

The faithful of the Evangelical Reformed Church were gathered in a hall in Bandung, when dozens of people stormed interrupting the choir and dispersing the crowd: "You cannot celebrate in a place that is not a church."
Iraqi Christians in America pray to be reunited with families at Christmas

Dec 08, 2016

Displaced Christians are praying for relatives they had to leave behind in Iraq
Bishop tells Filipinos to spend time with the family this Christmas

Dec 08, 2016

Bishop Ruperto Santos has called on migrant workers coming home to Philippines for Christmas, to take their families to church, not only to shopping malls.
In Andhra Pradesh, believers from every religion give thanks to Mary for miracles received

Dec 08, 2016

Believers from every religious background can give thanks for miracles they received at the Shrine of Our Lady in Gunadala Matha, Andhra Pradesh.
Patriarch Rai: A government by Christmas, as a gift to revive country's future

Dec 08, 2016

The Maronite leader urges political forces to reach an agreement, as was the case for the election of the president. The common consensus and reconciliation between Maronites and Sunnis will be complete "with the formation of a new government."
Sacred music and … jazz? One composer's response to Vatican II

Dec 08, 2016

For American composer J.J. Wright, the Second Vatican Council's call to inculturate the Church's ancient musical traditions into “mission territory” – while preserving its unity – is something he has adopted personally with one of his greatest passions: jazz.
Ozamiz Archbishop calls for a stop to child soldier recruitment in Mindanao

Dec 08, 2016

Mgr Martin Jumoad wants the government to " double their efforts to win the sympathy of our young (people) [on] the side of goodness.” Poverty and lack of education are the main causes of the problem. Rebel groups fighting government forces take hundreds of children.
6.4 earthquake in Aceh: At least 52 dead, search for missing

Dec 08, 2016

The earthquake struck wednesday at 5:03 am local time. Many residents were preparing for morning Muslim prayers. Homes destroyed and thousands displaced. It is the worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
Hopes for transfer of Archbishop Sheen’s body high despite emergency ruling

Dec 07, 2016

Archbishop Fulton Sheen's family plan to transfer the sainthood candidate's remains from New York to Peoria
French Bishop opens sainthood cause for founder of Tyburn Nuns

Dec 07, 2016

Mother Marie Adele Garnier claimed she saw a consecrated host bleed in the hands of a priest