Global Church News

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  For Lahore Franciscan, Amoris Laetitia is a reconciliation tool for Catholics

  Apr 22, 2016

  Amoris Laetitia "can help reconcile Catholic families that have separated from the Church,” said Fr Victor Sawera, who spoke to AsiaNews about Pope Francis’ post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on love in the family that was released on 8 April.

  
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  French bishops travel to Iraq in support of Christian students

  Apr 22, 2016

  A delegation of bishops and priests from France are visiting Iraq April 17-21 to aid young Christian students living in the refugee camps.

  
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  Jesuit Father Raymond Gawronski remembered for witness of priesthood

  Apr 22, 2016

  Father Raymond Thomas Gawronski, S.J., professor of dogmatics at St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, died in the closing

  
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  Yemeni peace talks underway in Kuwait

  Apr 21, 2016

  A delegation of Houthi rebels left the Yemeni capital yesterday travelling to Kuwait to participate in peace talks sponsored by the UN.

  
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  Indigenous militants burn another church in southern Chile

  Apr 21, 2016

  Another church was set ablaze on Tuesday in southern Chile amid the intensifying campaign of the Mapuche indigenous people to reclaim ancestral lands,

  
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  The Church must be brave enough to embrace Muslims who turn to Christ

  Apr 21, 2016

  This website carries an interesting report from Austria that increasing numbers of Muslim refugees are seeking reception into the Church.

  
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  Patriarch Laham: We will not forget and pray for the abducted bishops

  Apr 21, 2016

  The Christian community in Syria "has not forgotten" its bishops, because "every time we hold a joint prayer meeting we talk about them, we think of them."

  
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  Mary’s Meals documentary to be shown at Cannes Film Festival

  Apr 21, 2016

  A new documentary film about the work of global child hunger charity Mary’s Meals has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

  
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  For Card Ranjith, despite evil’s temptations, God continues to generate vocations

  Apr 21, 2016

  Card Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, released a message for the World Day for Vocations, which was celebrated last Sunday, 17 April.

  
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  A step closer to sainthood for Dorothy Day

  Apr 21, 2016

  A new stage has begun in the process toward possible canonization for Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.