Global Church News
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Cardinal: No pro-life victory without reaching the marginalized
Jan 23, 2015
For the pro-life movement to truly succeed, it must fight not only abortion, but also the broader “throwaway culture” wherever life is being discarded, said Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston at a national pro-life Mass.
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Papal Nuncio to join walk for life West Coast
Jan 22, 2015
The Walk for Life West Coast announced that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio in the United States, will be attending the 11th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco this Saturday.
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Speakers withdraw from Catholic event fearing LGBT controversy
Jan 16, 2015
Everyone must be free to proclaim their religious beliefs, a Catholic group has said after prominent speakers spurned its summit because of the group’s stance on homosexuality.
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Availability and obedience: the intentions of Uruguay's new cardinal
Jan 14, 2015
Archbishop Daniel Sturla Berhouet of Montevideo, one of the 20 men to be made a cardinal at next month's consistory, has said his response to the appointment is one of both availability and obedience to the Pope.
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'Hermeneutics of compassion': How a crucifix restoration offers hope to the poor
Jan 12, 2015
After receiving inspiration from an aged crucifix, Cardinal James Stafford commissioned it to be restored as a sign of compassion for Rome’s suffering poor and unemployed population.
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100 million reasons for concern about anti-Christian persecution
Jan 09, 2015
The number of persecuted Christians in the world has topped 100 million, according to a new report that says even non-violent persecution of Christians has increased, amid continuing violence.
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Florida Bishops Respond to State's Change in Definition of Marriage
Jan 07, 2015
The bishops of Florida have issued a statement addressing the redefinition of marriage in Florida to accommodate couples of the same sex. Same-sex marriage is now recognized in 36 states and Washington, D.C.
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Church in US celebrating National Migration Week
Jan 06, 2015
National Migration Week 2015 is underway in the United States through Saturday with the theme, "We are One Family under God.”
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In Pakistan, 'living the faith is a new challenge every day'
Jan 05, 2015
The brutality of the act can hardly be surpassed: in early November, a Christian couple was beaten and burned to death in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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In Zimbabwe, poverty is the Church's biggest enemy
Jan 05, 2015
Father Felix Tachiona Mukaro is disappointed in his country’s politicians, as many Zimbabweans are, saying they are more concerned with power than the peoples' poverty.
Sunday Reflection
God’s Unconditional Love
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Ron Rolheiser OMI