Global Church News
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Sydney archbishop calls for prayers amid hostage crisis
Dec 16, 2014
The archbishop of Sydney has called for prayers after several people were taken hostage in the Australian city, reminding citizens to not turn on one another or “undermine our sense of security.”
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass draws thousands in LA
Dec 15, 2014
More than 25,000 people – including many young people – attended an outdoor Mass in Los Angeles honoring the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Catholic profs told to report opposition to 'gay marriage' as harassment
Dec 10, 2014
An anti-harassment training presentation at a Catholic college encourages employees to report critics of “gay marriage” – and could reflect recent federal decisions that the belief in marriage as a union of a man and a woman is discriminatory.
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Little Sisters in court: Don't stop our ministry of serving the dying poor
Dec 09, 2014
The Little Sisters of the Poor asked an appeals court Monday to shield them from the federal contraception mandate, saying that it threatens their 175 years of service to the poor and dying.
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Catastrophe ahead? UN halts Syrian refugee food program
Dec 04, 2014
With winter approaching, Congress must act to help Syrian refugees whose basic needs are threatened by the U.N. suspension of an urgent food assistance program, said a leading Catholic humanitarian agency.
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Church 'crucial' to fighting AIDS; US must keep funding
Dec 02, 2014
The Church’s involvement in fighting AIDS is crucial and it must keep receiving funding from the U.S. for the number of infections to drop, said a health expert with Catholic Relief Services on World AIDS Day.
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Newly appointed Australian bishop joins himself to his peoples' joys, griefs
Dec 02, 2014
Bishop Peter Comensoli, a former auxiliary of the Sydney archdiocese, has been appointed Bishop of Broken Bay and said he is both humbled and excited at the prospect of shepherding his new local Church.
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Jerusalem victims had a name, a family, a story, priest recalls
Nov 20, 2014
For one Jerusalem priest, the “horrific” killings at a Jerusalem synagogue show the need to humanize the victims of violence, in order to advance peace between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy City.
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You are my legacy, Cardinal George tells Chicago at final Mass
Nov 18, 2014
Cardinal Francis George celebrated his last public Mass as Archbishop of Chicago on Sunday.
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Religious freedom battle 'daunting,' but bishops urged to persist
Nov 13, 2014
The leader of the U.S. bishops’ religious freedom committee encouraged his fellow bishops not to lose heart, but to place their trust in God, in the ongoing battle for religious liberty.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan