Global Church News

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  More than 100,000 ask Mexican Supreme Court to affirm right to life

  Apr 01, 2015

  More than 120,000 people have signed a petition asking the Mexican Supreme Judicial Court of the Nation to reaffirm that “abortion is not a right.”

  
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  Vatican Appointments: Cardinal Versaldi to Congregation for Catholic Education

  Apr 01, 2015

  Tuesday's appointment of Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, together with Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki's commission as a member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, signals that Vatican financial reform continues and that curial reform will need time to become effective.

  
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  Bishop of Lancaster rebukes ACTA

  Mar 31, 2015

  The Bishop of Lancaster has said that the lobby group, A Call to Action (ACTA), is not recognised by the Catholic Church in his diocese.

  
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  In open letter, 500 British priests ask Synod to stand firm on Church teaching

  Mar 31, 2015

  In an unusual move, nearly 500 British priests signed an open letter urging the fathers of the upcoming Synod on the Family to issue a “clear and firm” proclamation of Church teaching on marriage and sexuality.

  
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  Tears for Farkhunda: Catholics join fury over savage killing of Afghan woman

  Mar 26, 2015

  After last week’s horrific mob killing of a young woman in Afghanistan, Catholics are calling for a re-dedication to religious liberty and human rights worldwide.

  
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  Synod leader: The Pope’s ‘great revolution’ is one of ‘language and attitudes’

  Mar 26, 2015

  In an address to the bishops of Slovakia, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops said that “the great revolution” of Pope Francis is “the revolution of language and attitudes, in integral fidelity to the doctrine of all time, the revolution of tenderness and mercy.”

  
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  ‘Inspirational’ Archbishop Romero remembered on anniversary of his murder

  Mar 25, 2015

  Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed in the hatred of the faith 35 years ago.

  
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  Archbishop says there is a ‘deep sense of crisis’ in Japanese Church

  Mar 25, 2015

  Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami of Nagasaki, Japan, said Catholics in the archdiocese recognise “with grief, remorse and a deep sense of crisis" that the Church is experiencing a slow contraction and a precipitous decline in membership.

  
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  A 'spiritual oasis' – Southern Arabian cathedral celebrates 50 years

  Mar 24, 2015

  The Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia, which serves the more than 2 million Catholics in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen, last week celebrated the 50th anniversary of its cathedral parish.

  
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  For Archbishop Chaput, religious liberty means more than you may think

  Mar 20, 2015

  Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia warned Tuesday that the United States will face increasing pressure to abandon its traditionally broad protections for religious liberty, though he encouraged Christians never to give up hope in God’s love.