Global Church News
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Pakistan’s Catholic Church condemns attack against bus carrying government employees
Mar 17, 2016
The Catholic Church of Pakistan has strongly condemned this morning’s terrorist attack in Peshawar that killed at least 16 people and injured another 30. A bomb exploded inside a bus carrying government employees going to work.
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The Church of Arabia "is young and active, at the service of families that are separated and distant"
Mar 17, 2016
The pastoral challenge is to "bring together various rites and languages. In Kuwait alone, we have six rites and 13 different languages, so it is important to find a unity while respecting the individual traditions ".
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This Sunday, where will the millions of palms come from?
Mar 17, 2016
With Palm Sunday right around the corner, Catholics across the globe will soon be handed leaves as they walk into church.
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The disorienting quality of real prayer
Mar 17, 2016
One of the most impressive literary figures of the 20th century was the Irish writer Iris Murdoch. You may have heard of her surprising and thoughtful
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Can a Catholic in good conscience vote for Trump?
Mar 17, 2016
As Republican frontrunner Donald Trump moves closer to the presidential nomination, Catholics are questioning whether voting for the billionaire-turned-politician is a wise – or even moral – option.
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Postulator: Mother Teresa, patron saint of those in need of God's mercy
Mar 17, 2016
The family of the Missionaries of Charity "rejoices and is grateful to Pope Francis for this significant event", the canonization of “the icon of God’s tender mercy.
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Bishop Emeritus of Calcutta: Mother Teresa was the face of Christ in the world
Mar 16, 2016
Mother Teresa "was the face of Christ in the world, a person who spent her life to help us understand the nature of the divine.
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Thai Catholic weekly looks at how youth view mercy
Mar 16, 2016
The Thai Catholic weekly Udomsarn asked some young Catholics how they plan to experience the Holy Year proclaimed by Pope Francis.
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Are Chinese Christians really persecuted?
Mar 16, 2016
Month after month, year after year, the Western media is inundated with articles making the same claim: Chinese Christians seem to endure recurrent crackdowns and difficulties from their Communist government.
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Five years into the Syrian Civil War, a look at those who've fled
Mar 16, 2016
March 15 marks five years since civil war broke out in Syria. The conflict has had devastating consequences for the people of the country, many of whom have been forced to flee.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
