Global Church News

Pope to Ugandan catechists: Your work is not easy. But it is important

Nov 28, 2015

Speaking with catechists and teachers in Uganda, Pope Francis on Friday offered encouragement and stressed that witnessing the faith is critical for t
Pope praises Ugandans for helping refugees rebuild their lives

Nov 28, 2015

Pope Francis praised the Ugandan people for showing “outstanding concern” for refugees in a time when our world is witnessing an unprecedented movement of people fleeing violence and injustice.
What you have is worth more than money – the Pope to Kenya's poor

Nov 28, 2015

During his tri-nation visit to Africa this week, Pope Francis made a stop at a slum in Nairobi and praised those he met for their love of and emphasis on community and relationships – over what he called a vacuous, “unbridled consumption” that often plagues the West.
Don’t let youth fall prey to Islamic extremism, French Muslim leaders say

Nov 28, 2015

France’s leading Muslim organization has called on Muslims to counter radical forms of Islam, especially in the wake of the Islamic State group’s attacks on Paris.
Pakistan's Gawahi Christian TV station gutted in fire

Nov 28, 2015

Fire gutted a Christian cable TV channel and completely destroyed the station's computers and broadcasting equipment, it's manager said.
Full text of Pope Francis' powerful, unscripted talk with Kenya's youth

Nov 28, 2015

An impassioned Pope Francis went off-the-cuff in a vast, widespread speech to Kenyan youth, touching on challenging topics such as how to stop youth from being recruited to terrorist activities.
Attackers stab interfaith group leader in Bangladesh

Nov 27, 2015

A leading figure in of one of Bangladesh's major interreligious forums has been critically wounded in a knife attack, police say.
A silent church ignores a wave of executions in Pakistan

Nov 27, 2015

Pakistan is close to achieving a notorious new milestone of becoming one of the world's top executioners, with almost 300 inmates already put to death this year and thousands more waiting.
Newly built church in refugee camp lifts Christians' spirits in Iraq

Nov 27, 2015

The construction of a new church building in a Baghdad refugee camp has encouraged the camp's inhabitants, as they now have a place for worship and for activities during the week.
Without cooperation we don't move forward, Pope says at UN in Kenya

Nov 27, 2015

Speaking at the United Nations office in Nairobi, Kenya, Pope Francis said on Thursday that working together is necessary to conquer problems, whether in the realms of politics, health, or development.