Global Church News

Soon to be saints? India's Christians killed in brutal 2008 massacre

Jan 06, 2016

The green light has officially been given to open the cause for sainthood of the nearly 100 Christians murdered in the Indian state of Odisha in 2008.
New eparchy in US to serve Catholics with roots in ancient Indian Christianity

Jan 06, 2016

Pope Francis on Monday established a new eparchy for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in the United States and Canada, to serve several thousand Catholics of the India-based Church.
After second abduction, Franciscan priest freed in Syria

Jan 06, 2016

Franciscan priest Fr. Dhiya Aziz, who had been briefly kidnapped by unknown jihadist militants in Syria in July and was abducted a second time just before Christmas, and has again been set free by his captors.
Indonesia told to prioritize human rights

Jan 06, 2016

A Jakarta-based nongovernmental organization is urging the government to prioritize human rights and not focus merely on economic development.
The Pope's Holy New Year

Jan 06, 2016

The Year of Our Lord, 2016, is off to a sluggish start at the Vatican -- according to certain reports.The Year of Our Lord, 2016, is off to a sluggish start at the Vatican -- according to certain reports.
Christians spurn Hindu attempt to 'reach out' to them

Jan 06, 2016

Christian leaders in India are disputing claims made by a Hindu nationalist group that talks are underway to set up a Christian organization within its structure to forge closer ties between the two religious communities.
Church leaders denounce killings in Papua

Jan 05, 2016

Protestant and Catholic leaders in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have denounced a series of killings that occurred last month and have urged an end to the violence in the troubled region.
Bangladesh's new diocese sets priorities

Jan 05, 2016

Better pastoral care and social services, interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, and infrastructure development are top priorities for the newly ere
There is need for 'ecumenism' in Islam

Jan 05, 2016

The "Wars of Religion" in the 16th and 17th century might have ignited at a much earlier date.
Bishops to meet refugees during Holy Land visit

Jan 05, 2016

Bishops from around the world are set to visit Christian communities in Gaza, Bethlehem and refugees in Jordan as part of the annual meeting for the Holy Land Coordination.