Global Church News

Malta’s Bishops tell the remarried: Take Communion if you feel at peace with God

Jan 16, 2017

The bishops say that avoiding sex may be 'humanly impossible'
Missing priest is found dead in Mexico

Jan 16, 2017

Fr Joaquin Hernandez Sifuentes 'looked for perfection in everything he did', his diocese said
Buddhists destroy a church in Sri Lanka, Christians continue to pray under a tree

Jan 16, 2017

"No attack can stop us. We shall continue to love God and pray under a tree," said Kamal Wasantha, leader of a small Christian community in Sri Lanka.
Following Pope Francis, the Archdiocese of Saigon promotes the pastoral care of migrants

Jan 16, 2017

The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City has responded to Pope Francis’s appeal and sponsored a week for migrants with the participation of thousands of people, Catholics and non-Catholics.
Bishops remain hopeful on immigration reform in a Trump presidency

Jan 15, 2017

The upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump has raised questions about the future of immigration reform, but the nation’s Catholic bishops remain hopeful.
Salesians to participate in novena for safe release of Fr. Tom

Jan 15, 2017

On the 10 month anniversary of the kidnapping of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil in Yemen, the Salesians are inviting people around the world to join them in praying a novena for the priest’s safety and release.
Cardinal D'Rozario tells Bangladesh Priests and religious to visit more families

Jan 14, 2017

Card Patrick D'Rozario, archbishop of Dhaka, spoke at a ceremony held at the Archbishop’s Residence in Dhaka in front of 50 priests, 20 nuns and 30 lay Catholics.
Diocesan priests living in community

Jan 13, 2017

Instead of simply reorganising its territory, the aim of the Orleans Diocese initiative to create missionary hubs was to rebuild fraternal links among priests.
Japanese company replaces office workers with artificial intelligence

Jan 13, 2017

A future in which human workers are replaced by machines is about to become a reality at an insurance firm in Japan, where more than 30 employees are being laid off and replaced with an artificial intelligence system that can calculate payouts to policyholders.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s no longer an atheist

Jan 13, 2017

For years, Mark Zuckerberg (pic) identified as an atheist — at least on his profile page. But in a holiday message posted on Dec 25, the Facebook CEO nods at a potential return to religion.