Global Church News
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In Rio, cardinal invites homeless to help celebrate his birthday
Jul 01, 2016
Rio de Janeiro's Cardinal Orani Tempesta celebrated his 66th birthday with a special visit: he spent his time with a group of homeless people.
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Fr. Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, new bishop of Hiroshima, Japan
Jul 01, 2016
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, the new Bishop for the vacant Diocese of Hiroshima.
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'Forced to endure hell' – A severe new report on human trafficking
Jul 01, 2016
The U.S. government released its annual human trafficking report Thursday, drawing praise but also some criticism for allegedly giving some offending
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Pakistani Church against cutting funds for minorities to finance a pro-Taliban madrassa
Jul 01, 2016
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has cut funds for minorities and re-allocated them for a controversial religious school (madrassa) headed by Maulana Sami-ul Haq, also known as the ‘Father of the Taliban’.
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Church officials say Orthodox Council decisions will be binding
Jun 30, 2016
Senior Orthodox representatives have insisted decisions by the Holy and Great Council, currently meeting in Crete, will be “representative and binding” for all churches, as two more declarations were agreed on key aspects of Orthodox life.
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Pope prays for full union with Armenian Church
Jun 30, 2016
Pope Francis is forging a new road to Christian unity through powerful gestures of humility, while waiting for formal agreements to be reached.
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Patriarch urges refugee repatriation as long-term solution in Middle East
Jun 30, 2016
Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, visited to New York to discuss a permanent solution to Middle East refugee crises
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South African Church leaders call for calm in run up to election
Jun 30, 2016
The South African Council of Churches has criticised the country's politicians for inciting violence in the lead up to the coming election
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How strange is the cross
Jun 30, 2016
Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion is one of the most stimulating and thought-provoking books of theology that I have read in the past 10 years.
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Catholic morality helps to create a just society, says Washington’s Cardinal Wuerl
Jun 30, 2016
The cardinal argued that politics can be reduced to special interests unless it is guided by moral principles



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