Global Church News

Indian bishops ask to include women in feet washing ceremony

Mar 18, 2016

Women can be included in the feet washing liturgical ceremony of Maundy Thursday in Catholic parishes across India, says a note circulated by the conference of Latin rite bishops.
Constitutional reform: Christians demand respect for minorities and democracy

Mar 18, 2016

The Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PRCCR) has completed its work of gathering grassroots submissions from across the country.
Patrick: The saint who knew what it was like to be a slave

Mar 18, 2016

Many know that Saint Patrick, bishop and missionary to Ireland, was once a slave – but few know of his heartfelt plea on behalf of girls and boys abducted into slavery.
Missionaries of Charity celebrate sainthood announcement

Mar 18, 2016

Missionaries of Charity nuns and Catholics in Kolkata are planning a series of cultural and interfaith events to celebrate the canonization of Blessed Teresa on Sept. 4.
The spirit of Lent strengthens those with disabilities

Mar 18, 2016

Martin Tudu sits in his wheelchair, closes his eyes to pray and thank God for his life, which has been mostly marked with adversity and suffering.
Young Catholics of Nepal: We want to be "models" of hope for society

Mar 18, 2016

Although a small minority, Nepal’s young Catholics are determined to be models for the whole society.
Hindus join Passion play in former war-torn Jaffna

Mar 18, 2016

Hindu students have joined Catholics in recreating the suffering and resurrection of Jesus Christ in a Passion play currently being put on in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.
Buddhist and Christian clergy talk ecology and faith

Mar 18, 2016

An interreligious workshop in the eastern Indian state of Bihar focused on ways religions can work together to create a healthy and peaceful planet.
Police in El Salvador seek to protect Holy Week processions from gang violence

Mar 17, 2016

Police in some Salvadoran cities have already begun patrolling in an effort to prevent violence during Holy Week processions.
Pope Benedict: Yearning for mercy is a sign of longing for God’s love

Mar 17, 2016

Although he lives a relatively hidden life in a villa in the Vatican Gardens, retired Pope Benedict XVI continues to study modern theological questions and, occasionally, to comment on them publicly.