Global Church News
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Sharia police prepare to remove church-tents in Aceh
Jan 13, 2016
Authorities in Aceh Singkil district in sharia law-governed Aceh province are planning to remove tents built by Protestant congregations to replace churches that were torn down last year.
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Calls for justice over killing of Catholic Bangladeshi
Jan 13, 2016
Church officials and tribal activists have called on the authorities to ensure justice following the mysterious murder of a tribal Catholic villager i
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Philippines 'remains dangerous for journalists'
Jan 13, 2016
The Philippines remains a dangerous place for journalists with nine Filipino journalists killed in 2015, a local media watchdog says.
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What makes someone religious? Tax forms, apparently
Jan 13, 2016
Since its first introduction, the federal contraception mandate has drawn controversy, with hundreds of employers saying it forces them to violate their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
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Some 500 Christians go on a hunger strike over seized Church land
Jan 13, 2016
More than 500 Christians, mostly Protestants, held a protest on Sunday in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in Barisal, south-central Bangladesh.
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The new War and Peace is a disaster
Jan 13, 2016
The last time I watched War and Peace on the television, I was ten years old. That was the version in which Anthony Hopkins played Pierre, and which ran for twenty episodes, making over 15 hours of viewing time.
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We must carve out a space for talking about guns
Jan 12, 2016
President Barack Obama issued on Jan. 5 a modest and limited set of executive orders -- some not really orders even, but "guidance" and suggestions -- that will tweak laws that regulate the commercial trade in firearms and make available more resources to agencies responsible for background checks on gun purchases.
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Christians 'face growing extremist persecution' in mainly Muslim part of Philippines
Jan 12, 2016
Christians in a predominantly Muslim part of the mainly Catholic Philippines are targets of extremist Islamist groups and face persecution similar to their fellow believers in the Middle East, says a missionary priest.
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Thousands of Hong Kongers take to the streets against “Cross-Border abductions
Jan 12, 2016
Thousands of Hong Kongers took to the city's streets on Sunday to protest the mysterious disappearance of five publishers and booksellers last year, calling for their immediate release.
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Jerusalem office of Israeli NGO B’Tselem torched in suspected arson attack
Jan 12, 2016
A fire broke out overnight Sunday at the Jerusalem office of an Israeli NGO that champions human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, a spokeswoman for the organisation said. "Initial reports published by the media indicate that police suspect arson," she added.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
