Global Church News

For Mongolian Catholics, a first native priest is a source of joy and pride

Jan 27, 2016

On 28 August of this year, Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community will welcome its first native priest, Joseph Enkhee-Baatar, at a service in Ulaanbaatar’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral led by Mgr Wenceslao Padilla, apostolic prefect of Mongolia.
Vietnam’s Catholic Church to celebrate upcoming Lunar New Year by helping the poor and orphans

Jan 27, 2016

Vietnams’ Catholic Church is planning a number of charity activities for the upcoming Lunar New Year (7 February) to benefit the country’s poorest citizens. In fact, some 18 million people live below the poverty line (less than a dollar a day) in the Southeast Asian nation.
Indian priest ordained in Abu Dhabi could not resist the Lord’s calling

Jan 27, 2016

Fr Darick Paul D'Souza is one of two Indian priests ordained by the apostolic vicar of southern Arabia earlier this year.
Zen appeals for solidarity with China's Christians

Jan 27, 2016

Retired Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong has appealed to delegates at the International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu to show solidarity with persecuted Christians in China.
Pro-Woman. Pro-Life. Is there really a contradiction?

Jan 27, 2016

“Women’s liberation.” “Women’s rights movement.” “War on women.”
Mercy, not magic – Archdiocese of Bombay clarifies Holy Doors and the Jubilee

Jan 27, 2016

The Archdiocese of Bombay issued a clarification last week after WhatsApp users in Maharashtra were circulating a 'misleading' message which promoted a superstitious understanding of the Year of Mercy.
Thousands of Catholics celebrate the 80th anniversary of the mission in Jambi

Jan 27, 2016

Thousands of Catholics recently celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Catholic mission in Jambi, a province located on the predominantly Muslim island of Sumatra, inspired by theme of ‘salt and light of the earth’.
Islamic State's murderous influence spreads across Asia

Jan 27, 2016

While the detention of eight suspected members of the group that calls itself the Islamic State in Malaysia on Jan. 22, following the deadly bomb attacks in Jakarta earlier this month, confirmed the arrival of the terrorist group in Southeast Asia.
Keep working for peace, US bishops urge as Middle East crises continue

Jan 27, 2016

The multiple crises in the Middle East show the need for continued peacemaking and humanitarian efforts, the U.S. Catholic bishops have told foreign policy leaders in the Obama administration.
New Macau bishop: Faith and Chinese values live together for the well-being of society

Jan 26, 2016

Newly installed Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang of Macao has called local Catholics to unite and live out the Catholic faith and the Chinese values for the well-being of society.