Global Church News

Attacks on publishers trigger protests in Bangladesh

Nov 03, 2015

Hundreds of teachers, students and secularists rallied in Dhaka after gruesome attacks on several publishers and writers left one dead and three others seriously injured.
Islamic violence in Bangladesh: An editor killed, another wounded and two bloggers attacked

Nov 03, 2015

A publisher of progressive ideas assassinated, another wounded and two bloggers attacked with hatchets by unidentified criminals in the neighborhoods of Shabagh and Lalmatia, the capital of Bangladesh.
To celebrate Teresa of Avila, these Cuban nuns rented their own hall

Nov 03, 2015

On May 1, 1961 Fidel Castro ordered the seizure of all private schools in Cuba and the expulsion of all priests and religious.
What 50 years of talks between Catholics and Lutherans looks like

Nov 03, 2015

Catholic and Lutheran bishops have signed a declaration that they hope solidifies areas of “consensus” on matters of faith while providing a path forward for more dialogue.
In South Asia, All Souls' Day is also a tribute to ecumenism

Nov 02, 2015

In major cities in South Asia, the commemoration of All Souls' Day is a tribute to ecumenism when Protestants and Catholics, a religious minority on the subcontinent, come together at centuries-old British-built cemeteries.
Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia

Nov 02, 2015

A plane carrying the remains of 144 people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint Petersburg early on Monday, hours after investigators probing the doomed flight said it had broken up in the air.
All Souls' Day 2015: Dates and origins of the day to pray for the dead

Nov 02, 2015

Once the Halloween candy has been counted and the costumes stored away, many religious people around the world enter into a time of remembrance for the dead.
Pope Francis sends condolences to the Russian people

Nov 02, 2015

Pope Francis has sent a telegramme of condolences to the Russian President and to the people following the crash of Russian Airbus A321 in Egypt in which 224 people were killed.
Mexican cardinal: Pope Francis to visit Mexico in February

Nov 02, 2015

Pope Francis will visit Mexico City in February 2016, Cardinal Norberto Rivera announced on Sunday.
Chinese Catholics told to insist on 'sinicization'

Nov 02, 2015

Authorities overseeing religion in China told a group of Catholic bishops and leaders to insist on "sinicization," in a gathering that took place soon after Beijing concluded closed-door meetings with a Vatican delegation.