Global Church News

Royal-sponsored cremation held for 23 victims of Thailand school bus fire

Oct 09, 2024

A solemn atmosphere filled central Thailand on October 8 as thousands gathered to bid farewell to 20 schoolchildren and three teachers who lost their lives in a bus fire last week.
‘Duty to accompany migrants’: Indian bishops launch portal to support nation’s immigrants

Oct 09, 2024

India’s bishops recently launched a digital tool to help support the country’s hundreds of millions of migrants, hoping to address what one bishop calls the “serious concern” of migrant well-being.
Another 4,000 20th-century martyrs in Spain will be beatified in coming years, expert says

Oct 09, 2024

Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the religious persecution of the 20th century and another 4,000 could also be beatified in the coming years, according to Father José Carlos Martín de la Hoz, a priest who is an expert in these processes.
Synod Briefing - Day 5: Embracing pain of people suffering from war

Oct 08, 2024

The press briefing on day 5 of the Synod General Assembly reveals that participants marked the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace with a special moment dedicated to the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and the subsequent escalation, highlighted the role of women in the Church, and focused on building bridges.
One year of pleas and prayers for peace in the Middle East

Oct 08, 2024

We look back over a year of violent conflict between Israel and Hamas; a year of death and destruction, and a year of cries for peace.
Catholic community worldwide prays and fasts for peace

Oct 08, 2024

In response to the Pope’s appeal, Catholics worldwide mark a day of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for peace in the Middle East.
Indian cardinal wants Church to be a ‘bridge builder’ in Asia

Oct 08, 2024

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay is currently attending the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican
Rabbi David Meyer: 'October 7 revealed Jews' great solitude'

Oct 08, 2024

Franco-Israeli Rabbi and author David Meyer, a leading figure of the liberal Jewish movement in France, shares his reflections with Vatican News on the past year of war in Israel, recalling that beyond the differences within Judaism, the attacks waged by Hamas have an existential dimension for the Jewish people.
New cardinal boosts global recognition of Indian Eastern-rite church

Oct 08, 2024

The 51-year-old cardinal-designate is from the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church
Cardinal-designate David represents Filipinos’ hope for justice

Oct 08, 2024

Slowly, the season turns, from a time of killing to a time of healing… to once more shore up the foundations of peace