Global Church News

The Catholic Church desperately needs artists

Aug 03, 2016

“Man can live without science, he can live without bread, but without beauty he could no longer live, because there would no longer be anything to do to the world. The whole secret is here, the whole of history is here.”
Dublin archbishop to stop sending seminarians to Maynooth

Aug 03, 2016

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin made the decision after allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour
Meningitis death of World Youth Day pilgrim prompts health alert

Aug 03, 2016

The Italian bishops' conference has issued an advisory to pilgrims, after a young Italian girl died of meningitis while she was returning home from World Youth Day in Poland.
Imam Qari Muhammad Asim: Killing of French priest was attack on ‘all of us’

Aug 03, 2016

Imam Qari Muhammad Asim, senior imam at the Makkah Mosque in Leeds said the murder of Fr Hamel was an attack on faith
All faiths must be ‘workers for peace’, says sister of Fr Jacques Hamel at funeral

Aug 03, 2016

An estimated 1,700 people gathered in Rouen cathedral for the funeral Mass of the murdered priest
CRS and Special Olympics team up to help Kenya's forgotten children

Aug 03, 2016

In 2013, Leia Isanhart met a little boy in Nairobi with intellectual disabilities. Because he was not very mobile, his mother had to carry him around.
Indonesian bishops condemn attack on Buddhist temples

Aug 03, 2016

Indonesian bishops have condemned a series of attacks on Buddhist temples by a Muslim mob in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, over the weekend, saying that it has damaged religious harmony.
At least 20 thousand faithful at the funeral of Msgr. Huang Shoucheng, bishop of Mindong

Aug 03, 2016

A huge crowd, at least 20 thousand people filled the streets of Mindong to give the final farewell to the city's bishop, Msgr. Vincent Huang Shoucheng, who died on 30 July.
Catholics protest in Andhra Pradesh over the demolition of St. Peter’s cathedral

Aug 03, 2016

The Vijayawada authorities attempted to demolish a portion of ancient St. Peter’s cathedral at Tarapet, in Andhra Pradesh, but were blocked by priests and parishioners who defended their church.
Polish cardinal dies aged 89

Aug 02, 2016

Cardinal Franciszek Macharski became Archbishop of Krakow after the election of Pope John Paul II