Global Church News

Christian leaders decry Bangladesh-Pakistan diplomatic row

Feb 04, 2016

Christian leaders are calling for "effective dialogue" to end a diplomatic row between Bangladesh and Pakistan that began after a Bangladeshi embassy worker was detained in Pakistan by plainclothes policemen.
Christian to lead upper house in Buddhist Myanmar

Feb 04, 2016

An ethnic Karen Christian lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party has been selected to serve as speaker for Myanmar's House of Nationalities.
Churches join opposition to Lahore's new train network

Feb 04, 2016

Church groups have joined opposition to the building of a train network in Lahore, which they said threatens to displace poor neighborhoods and damage buildings of cultural importance.
Mercy: Christians and Muslims visit prisoners

Feb 04, 2016

A group of Christians and Muslims are making visits to Zamboanga prison, one of the most crowded in the Philippines, to educate inmates to dialogue and tolerance, calling them to witness from within their cells.
Bread and circuses during the Year of Mercy? No, grazie!

Feb 03, 2016

The man Pope Francis put in charge of coordinating events for the Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy -- Archbishop Rino Fisichella -- has announced that the fledgling Jubilee of Mercy is already off to a roaring success.
Hungary peparing to host 52nd Eucharistic Congress

Feb 03, 2016

Moments after Pope Francis made the announcement, Hungary's Catholic Church made it clear that it was looking forward to preparing for the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in 2020.
‘Charity Bowl 50’ to raise funds during Super Bowl 50

Feb 03, 2016

Whether fans are rooting for the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, Catholic Charities of Denver and Charlotte, S.C., are uniting to host a friendly “Charity Bowl Challenge” that any football fan can cheer for.
Family of "suicidal" priest demands new investigation

Feb 03, 2016

The family of Fr. Pedro Yu Heping, a Chinese priest of the underground Church who died in mysterious circumstances in November 2015, has asked the authorities to open a new investigation into his alleged suicide.
A saint’s house to bring home the dreams

Feb 03, 2016

The Don Bosco Society has installed the replica of the house at Becchi in Italy, in which saint John Bosco or Don Bosco was born and spent his childhood, on the Don Bosco School premises at Panbazar here.
Pope’s visit to Mexico has special significance to Arizona Catholics

Feb 03, 2016

The significance of Pope Francis’ planned apostolic visit to Mexico Feb. 12-17 is not lost on the faithful in the Diocese of Phoenix.