Global Church News

Don't let evil win over your hearts, bishop urges after San Bernardino attacks

Dec 10, 2015

Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders offered prayers and comfort at an interreligious gathering in San Bernardino on Monday in the aftermath of the mass shooting there last week.
Japan arrests South Korean man over war shrine explosion

Dec 09, 2015

Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a South Korean in connection with a small explosion that struck the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo last month, according to reports.
Indonesia's fighting an uphill battle against IS

Dec 09, 2015

It's shocking to realize that there is a growing number of Indonesians who have either participated directly or are in favor of the cause of the group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS), the terror organization responsible for the deaths of thousands in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere.
Six dead as Muslim rebels clash with Christians in Philippines

Dec 09, 2015

At least six people were killed when suspected Muslim guerrillas clashed with armed Christian settlers in the southern Philippines on Tuesday in a feud over land, police said.
Lancaster Cathedral’s Year of Mercy Mass cancelled due to floods

Dec 09, 2015

A Mass at Lancaster Cathedral to mark the start of the Year of Mercy scheduled for tuesday has been cancelled due to the severe flooding seen in Cumbria and North Lancashire in recent days.
Indonesia: Government crackdown forces church to hold Christmas celebrations outside

Dec 08, 2015

A church in Indonesia is set to hold its sixth Christmas service outside the State Palace in Jakarta since the government closed its building in 2010.
For Indian activist, the Jubilee of Mercy offers humanity a chance for peace

Dec 08, 2015

The concept of mercy "is the central part of the sense of humanity. We have to revive it for all human beings, especially for innocent people,” said Ram Puniyani, a well-known social activist and president of the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism in Mumbai.
What is the feast of the Immaculate Conception? The meaning of the Holy Day of obligation

Dec 08, 2015

Today is the annual Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the holy, solemn day celebrated among Roman Catholics to commemorate the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Chinese diocese ordains three new deacons

Dec 08, 2015

Chinese Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang of Wenzhou ordained three deacons Dec. 5, marking the first group of ordinations since the suspension of the regional Sheshan Seminary in Shanghai in 2012.
Filipinos mark feast of Immaculate Conception with grand parade

Dec 08, 2015

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated Dec. 8, but Filipinos traditionally start the festivity on the first Sunday of December when hundreds of images of the Virgin Mary are paraded inside the old walled city of Manila.