Global Church News

Pope Francis names new bishop in Timor-Leste

Feb 02, 2016

Pope Francis has appointed Salesian Father Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, the provincial superior of the Indonesia Timor-Leste province, as the new bishop of Dili, replacing Bishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva, who died of brain cancer last April.
Interfaith harmony key to tackling extremism

Feb 02, 2016

Bangladeshi educators are opting to forging interfaith harmony as a way to tackle religious extremism in the country.
Pakistan invitation to Pope unrealistic, Church leaders say

Feb 02, 2016

Church officials say the Pakistani government's proposal to invite Pope Francis to visit is "unrealistic" given the current security situation in the country.
Millions turn out for Mass during Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines

Feb 02, 2016

Massive crowds estimated in the millions took part in the Masses and liturgical processions of the eight-day International Eucharistic Congress which recently concluded in the Philippines.
Why there's a backlash against solitary confinement in US prisons

Feb 02, 2016

Kalief Browder was 16 years old when he entered the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York, awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a backpack.
Church unity attracts little enthusiasm in China

Feb 01, 2016

When preparing a booklet for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Joseph Chen, a Catholic in eastern Zhejiang province, learned that the path for ecumenism in China is not easy.
Former bishop Emile Destombes dies at 80

Feb 01, 2016

Some 2,000 members of Phnom Penh’s Catholic community paid their respects on Saturday morning to Emile Destombes, the French former bishop of Phnom Penh who dedicated his adult life to the Cambodian people.
A dancing Cardinal Bo inspires disadvantaged kids in Cebu

Feb 01, 2016

Residents of a poor hamlet from the village of Pasil in Cebu came out of their huts to see the man with a red hat who was visiting their community.
Jubilee of students in Lahore: Be peaceful channels against the scourge of terrorism

Feb 01, 2016

This Holy Year "calls upon you to experience God’s mercy on the altar of the Church.
Pope to Cebu: Christ’s presence, a promise of joy and an invitation to mission

Feb 01, 2016

Pope Francis sent a video-message to the International Eucharistic Congress that ends sunday in Cebu, Philippines, “particularly happy that this Congress has brought together so many people from the vast continent of Asia and from throughout the world.”