Global Church News

Mumbai Christians protest BMC plans

Jun 21, 2016

Christian leaders say the civic body plans to take over some prime Church properties.
Orthodox Council opens with call for unity

Jun 21, 2016

A historic gathering of Orthodox leaders has opened in Crete with a pledge by its convenor to "bring truth, genuineness and hope" to the world, despite recent inter-church tensions and disputes.
“We, Christians and Muslims, are called to do our best to imitate God’s mercy”

Jun 21, 2016

“Looking at today’s humanity, we are saddened to see so many victims of conflicts and violence – here we think in particular of the elderly, children and women, especially those who fall prey to human trafficking and the many people who suffer from poverty, illness, natural disasters and unemployment.”
After nearly 150 years, Philadelphia seminary looks to move

Jun 21, 2016

Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, the third bishop of Philadelphia, started St. Charles Borromeo seminary out of his home on Fifth Street in the center of the city in 1832.
Catholic Bishops offer support to survivors of Orlando massacre

Jun 21, 2016

Bishops in America have expressed their solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shootings and their families
Is a showdown between the Vatican and Rome’s new mayor imminent?

Jun 21, 2016

Virginia Raggi, a member of the protest Five Star Movement, has been elected mayor of Italy's capital
Canonisation date set for blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity

Jun 21, 2016

Five people, including Blessed Elizabeth, will be declared saints on October 16
Chaldean Church meets in Erbil to reflect on the challenges of the mission at a time of Jihadism and migration

Jun 21, 2016

The Chaldean Church open a two-day meeting today to reflect upon the work of evangelisation and the role of priests in the community.
There are 21 million refugees around the world in need of solidarity

Jun 21, 2016

As the global refugee crisis is at its worst since World War II, Catholics cannot be indifferent to the plight of their brothers and sisters, an official with Catholic Relief Services asserts.
A follow-up from Robert Spaemann on Amoris Laetitia

Jun 21, 2016

In April, Robert Spaemann, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Munich, attracted significant attention for an interview with Anian Christoph Wimmer, editor of CNA's German-language edition.