Global Church News

Assure safety of displaced, say Philippine Christian leaders

Feb 29, 2016

Protestant churches in the Philippines on Feb. 26, called for "safe sanctuaries" for tribal people who have been displaced by conflict in the southern region of Mindanao.
Oscar-winner calls on Pope to ‘protect children and restore the faith’

Feb 29, 2016

One of the producers of Spotlight, which won the Oscar for best picture at Sunday night’s ceremony, used his acceptance speech to call on Pope Francis and the Vatican to protect children from abuse and “restore the faith”.
Hope for Mexico: One bishop's reflection on the papal visit

Feb 29, 2016

Bishop Cantu, who chairs the U.S. bishops’ committee on international justice and peace, said the Pope’s visit showed Mexico “that the Holy Father cares about you, and that God is with us even in difficult moments, even in the darkness of life.”
You can't get last rites if you plan to kill yourself, says Canadian archbishop

Feb 29, 2016

Legal assisted suicide will soon arrive in Canada, prompting a Catholic archbishop to reflect on what the last rites mean for those who want to kill themselves.
Christians attacked in Myanmar's anti-drug campaign

Feb 29, 2016

Fourteen Christian volunteers from an anti-drug campaign group were injured in a grenade and gunfire attack Feb. 25 while clearing opium poppy plantat
Seoul: Holy Doors open at Korean Martyrs’ shrines

Feb 28, 2016

The Archdiocese of Seoul has opened three Holy Doors in as many shrines dedicated to the early martyrs of the Korean Catholic Church to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the brutal anti-Christian persecution known as Byeong-in.
Christian women in Pakistan forcibly converted to Islam and married off to their kidnappers

Feb 28, 2016

Tahira, 21, and Reema Bibi, 20, are two Pakistani Christian women who were abducted on 2 December 2015 from near their home in Sargodha (Punjab) as they returned together from work.
Cardinal Tagle decries snooty charity

Feb 28, 2016

Cardinal Tagle has stressed that charity is to be done from the heart, never out of obligation nor with a superior attitude.
God will hold slavers accountable

Feb 26, 2016

On the final day of his visit to Mexico, Pope Francis slammed the the exploitation of workers in export-oriented factories located in Ciudad Juarez near the US border.
Jesuits invited to partner with Rajasthan government

Feb 26, 2016

Rajasthan Chief minister Vasundhara Raje invited the Jesuit priests, who run St. Xavier’s School in state capital Jaipur, to partner the government in skill development initiatives undertaken by the Rajasthan State Livelihood Development Corporation.