Global Church News
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Doubts raised over release reports of Christian woman in Sudan
Jun 04, 2014
A government official in Sudan is denying claims that a Christian woman sentenced to execution for her faith may soon be freed.
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Sudan husband's hope for wife's death sentence appeal
Jun 04, 2014
The husband of a woman facing the death penalty in Sudan for abandoning her religious faith has told the BBC he is hopeful an appeal against the sentence for apostasy will be successful.
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New book gives short take on St Thomas Aquinas
Jun 03, 2014
Recently released, “The One-Minute Aquinas” aims to share the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas in an accessible format to help more people learn from the medieval saint, theologian, and philosopher.
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Sudanese Christian woman facing death sentence gives birth in prison
Jun 02, 2014
A Sudanese woman who faces a death sentence for converting to Christianity has given birth to a baby girl in prison.
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Israeli, Palestinian presidents accept invitation to meet and pray at Vatican
May 29, 2014
On May 25, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join him at the Vatican for an encounter of prayer.
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Holy Land: Vandal tries to set fire to Dormition Abbey
May 29, 2014
As Pope Francis concluded his trip to the Holy Land on May 26, an unknown man attempted to set fire to the Abbey of the Dormition, the place where according to tradition the Virgin Mary fell asleep before being assumed into Heaven.
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European Commission rejects pro-life citizens’ initiative
May 29, 2014
The European Commission has rejected the pro-life citizens’ initiative “One of Us,” which sought to ban E.U. funding for research and other activities that destroy human embryos.
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Pope Francis recalls birth of Church in Upper Room
May 27, 2014
At the conclusion of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis focused his homily at Mass on the significance of the Upper Room, held to be the site of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' apostles.
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Pope Francis urges two-state solution in first remarks to Israel
May 26, 2014
Late Sunday afternoon Pope Francis arrived in Tel Aviv, where he urged Israeli President Shimon Peres and other authorities to adopt a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Israeli, Palestinian presidents accept invitation meeting at Vatican
May 26, 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join him at the Vatican for an encounter of prayer.
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor