Global Church News

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  Foreign Office ‘to name new ambassador to the Holy See’

  Feb 01, 2016

  Britain’s next ambassador to the Holy See will be Sally Axworthy, according to a report in the Tablet.

  
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  For these Benedictine monks, to brew well-made beer is to pray

  Jan 31, 2016

  A group of Italy-based monks pray and work at their monastery at St. Benedict's birthplace. Now the fruits of their labors – Belgian-style beers – are coming to America.

  
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  One family's unimaginable suffering paves the way for a teen's sainthood

  Jan 31, 2016

  The miraculous cure of a baby with brain damage through the intercession of Mexican martyr Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio has been approved by the Vatican, completing the final step for the teen’s path to sainthood.

  
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  Catholics crowdsource in hopes of rescuing alleged St. Kateri relic

  Jan 31, 2016

  Catholic faithful are banding together to help rescue a possible relic of St. Kateri Tekawitha in a strange – and thoroughly modern – way: by using a crowdsourcing internet forum.

  
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  Hundreds of thousands attend ‘Family Day’ as Italy debates same-sex unions

  Jan 31, 2016

  Rome’s Circus Maximus was the site of a massive rally against a proposed law which would allow same-sex unions across the country of Italy.

  
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  In Mexico, millions of keys collected to make a Pope Francis statue

  Jan 30, 2016

  Mexican artist Pedro Francisco Rodríguez is asking for the public’s help in making a larger-than-life sculpture of Pope Francis to commemorate his historic visit to Mexico next month.

  
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  What Catholics are doing about Flint's stunning water scandal

  Jan 30, 2016

  “It all started before Christmas. We knew something was wrong with the water.”

  
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  Yes, ISIS is guilty of genocide, says European human rights group

  Jan 29, 2016

  Europe’s leading human rights body passed a resolution on Wednesday calling ISIS atrocities a “genocide,” a week before the European Parliament will vote on a similar resolution.

  
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  Go beyond the attitude that says, “that’s the way it has always been done”

  Jan 29, 2016

  They are unable to discern, embrace and value the surprises of the Holy Spirit. Their hearts are “closed.”

  
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  Pope urges politicians and opinionmakers to tone down the rhetoric

  Jan 29, 2016

  Pope Francis is warning public opinion-makers against “harsh and moralistic words and actions” that risk alienating people the Church wants to reach.