Global Church News
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Pope Francis’s Mexico visit could help Fuel Zika outbreak
Feb 12, 2016
Pope Francis arrives in Mexico today for a highly anticipated tour of the country, but the timing is complicated by local reports of Zika virus infections, raising questions about whether the large crowds drawn to the pontiff will fuel an outbreak.
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Pope Francis makes symbolic trip to troubled Mexico
Feb 12, 2016
There is a great deal of affection towards the Argentine Pope here and a lot of excitement ahead of the pontiff's first visit to Mexico, which has the second biggest Catholic population in the world.
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Tewatta, Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lanka
Feb 12, 2016
The Catholics of Sri Lanka have come in droves from all over the territory to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lanka in the National Basilica of Tewatte, north of Colombo.
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What you think you know about human trafficking is probably wrong
Feb 12, 2016
Human trafficking. It’s been called “modern-day slavery” and a “silent epidemic.” It affects tens of millions every year and yet remains largely in th
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Mexican city gets makeover just in time for Pope visit
Feb 12, 2016
The city of Ecatepec, Mexico, got a makeover just in time for the Pope Francis' visit, which will undoubtedly show the schism between Francis' progressive church and Mexico's conservative hierarchy.
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Pope Francis despatches 1,000 'super-confessor' priests
Feb 11, 2016
Pope Francis has sent more than 1,000 priests on a global mission to forgive grave sins that normally only he, or a top Church official, may pardon.
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Kenya launches Lenten campaign with a city procession
Feb 11, 2016
The Church in Kenya has launched the 2016 National Lenten campaign with a huge procession through the town of Ngong right through to the main Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker.
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Mexico awaits Pope Francis
Feb 11, 2016
Here in Mexico city the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas is everywhere. It’s plastered on taxis, in shops, in homes and in the most unlikely places.
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Missionary of Mercy in Hong Kong, with an eye on China
Feb 11, 2016
Fr Luigi Bonalumi, a missionary with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in Hong Kong, is one of the Missionaries of Mercy Pope Francis wants to send into the world to offer pardon and reconciliation.
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In the Holy Year two new priests in Orissa, theater of anti-Christian violence
Feb 11, 2016
Two Capuchin Franciscan friars were ordained on February 8 by His Exc. Mgr John Barwa in the district of Kandhamal, which had seen horrific anti-Christian violence in 2008.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
